Validation Engineer, Senior

## Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field. This posting is for an existing vacancy. What You'll Do * Characterize analog blocks and perform PHY/Link Layer/Protocol compliance against various industry standards such as PCIe, Ethernet, and UCIe * Bring up silicon, debug issues, present test results, and generate validation reports * Define test plans and develop test methodologies for various tests * Develop and standardize test scripts for various tests and automate test equipment * Determine equipment and accessories needs for various tests * Study signal integrity and power integrity for evaluation boards and for silicon What You'll Need * Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science is at a minimum * Strong knowledge in various specifications such PCIe (Gen1 to Gen7), IEEE 100G CK (C2M, CR, KR), and OIF 100G CEI (VSR, MR, LR), 224G, UCIe, etc. * Strong programming skills in Python, Perl, Matlab, C/C++, or other scripting languages * Proficiency in using and automating test instruments such as Scope, BERT, Logic Analyzer/Exerciser, VNA, Power Supplies and Multimeters, etc. * Strong understandings of SerDes architecture (NRZ, PAM4) and theory of operation: PLL, CDR, CTLE, FFE, DFE, etc. * Experience in using compliance software such as SIGTEST, SEASIM, COM, etc. * Experience in PCB design and good understandings of signal integrity, insertion loss, return loss, TDR * Direct experience in SerDes related electrical validation * Working experience with PCIe and Ethernet protocol layers is a definite plus * Good understanding of design blocks like MAC and PCS is a plus * Experience in optical and die2die validation is a plus * Experience in Mango Database, HTML, JavaScript for data post processing and analysis is a plus Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. To...