Lead Engineer Senior - Performance Modeling
Qualcomm · Bengaluru · 10+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-03-05
Tech stack: C, C++, Python
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Qualcomm India Private Limited
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering
Responsibilities: - Qualcomm is the world's leading developer of next-generation of always connected Edge-AI processing technology and is committed to building a world-class organization that will lead the industry.
- Be part of the team developing next generation Audio and Always On / Edge AI subsystems and platforms.
- The ASIC Audio/Edge AI Systems Engineer is responsible for system architecture definition activities supporting a sophisticated multimedia Low Power Audio/Edge AI subsystem across a broad range of mobile, XR, compute, and automotive products.
- Candidates will be responsible for all aspects of the ASIC hardware architecture definition/validation including the following: Owning end to end system architecture
- Capturing detailed technology requirements working closely with product, hardware and software engineering teams
- Developing detailed ASIC system architectures to support requirements and authoring subsystem hardware specifications
- Defining architecture validation plans and reviewing development results
- Optimization and debug via modelling, system simulation and testing across key criteria including power and performance.
- Collaborating, reviewing and enabling design and system teams to execute on dependent specifications
- Post-silicon commercialization support and customer engineering documentation
- Defining and patenting novel architectures that drive industry leadership.
- Oversees hardware architecture for ASIC systems development for a variety of products.
- Determines architecture design, and validation via system simulation.
- Defines module interfaces/formats for simulation.
- Evaluates all aspects of the HW architecture flow from high-level development to validation and review.
- Analyzes equipment to establish operation data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results.
- Uses System tools, such as, MathWorks MATLAB, SIMULINK, VISIO and other toolboxes.
- Uses language such as HDL, C/C++, System C, Perl, Python.
- Provides technical expertise for next generation initiatives.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
- PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
- PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Responsibilities
- Qualcomm is the world's leading developer of next-generation of always connected Edge-AI processing technology and is committed to building a world-class organization that will lead the industry.
- Be part of the team developing next generation Audio and Always On / Edge AI subsystems and platforms.
- The ASIC Audio/Edge AI Systems Engineer is responsible for system architecture definition activities supporting a sophisticated multimedia Low Power Audio/Edge AI subsystem across a broad range of mobile, XR, compute, and automotive products.
- Candidates will be responsible for all aspects of the ASIC hardware architecture definition/validation including the following: Owning end to end system architecture
- Capturing detailed technology requirements working closely with product, hardware and software engineering teams
- Developing detailed ASIC system architectures to support requirements and authoring subsystem hardware specifications
- Defining architecture validation plans and reviewing development results
- Optimization and debug via modelling, system simulation and testing across key criteria including power and performance.
- Collaborating, reviewing and enabling design and system teams to execute on dependent specifications
- Post-silicon commercialization support and customer engineering documentation
- Defining and patenting novel architectures that drive industry leadership.
- Oversees hardware architecture for ASIC systems development for a variety of products.
- Determines architecture design, and validation via system simulation.
- Defines module interfaces/formats for simulation.
- Evaluates all aspects of the HW architecture flow from high-level development to validation and review.
- Analyzes equipment to establish operation data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results.
- Uses System tools, such as, MathWorks MATLAB, SIMULINK, VISIO and other toolboxes.
- Uses language such as HDL, C/C++, System C, Perl, Python.
- Provides technical expertise for next generation initiatives.
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