Audio ASIC Digital Design Lead

Qualcomm

(San Diego, California)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) is the world leader in next generation mobile technologies. The company delivers innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies.

Responsibilities

* Be the digital design lead for Wideband Audio Codec
* Work in a cross functional environment involving Analog and Mixed Signal, Software and Audio Systems as well as Design Verification, Physical Design, DFT, Silicon Characterization and Validation and Consumer Engineering organizations
* Oversee design reviews, documentation and project schedule
* Be hands-on in all aspects of design flow including methodology, architecture, micro-architecture, performance modelling, design for low power, implementation and verification.
* Be proficient in state of the art VLSI implementation (RTL to GDS) flow. This includes coding, simulation, emulation and simulation acceleration, front-end RTL integration and processing, synthesis and constraints management, PPA analysis methodologies, DFT/MBIST, timing closure and PD aspects of the design.
* Work closely with Design Verification in order to ensure quality and completeness of test plans, successful functional coverage closure and ultimately first time right silicon
* Be hands-on with low power design and implementation techniques
* Be experienced in analog and mixed-signal IP integration

Be the digital design lead for Wideband Audio Codec
Work in a cross functional environment involving Analog and Mixed Signal, Software and Audio Systems as well as Design Verification, Physical Design, DFT, Silicon Characterization and Validation and Consumer Engineering organizations
Oversee design reviews, documentation and project schedule
Be hands-on in all aspects of design flow including methodology, architecture, micro-architecture, performance modelling, design for low power, implementation and verification.
Be proficient in state of the art VLSI implementation (RTL to GDS) flow. This includes coding, simulation, emulation and simulation acceleration, front-end RTL integration and processing, synthesis and constraints management, PPA analysis methodologies, DFT/MBIST, timing closure and PD aspects of the design.
Work closely with Design Verification in order to ensure quality and completeness of test plans, successful functional coverage closure and ultimately first time right silicon
Be hands-on with low power design and implementation techniques
Be experienced in analog and mixed-signal IP integration

Ideal Candidate

**Minimum Qualifications**

At least 15 years of industry experience with the following:
 
* Successfully lead VLSI/ASIC design teams from product specification to tape out.
* Hardware description languages (Verilog, and System Verilog), RTL design, simulation, synthesis, and timing analysis.
* Design verification methodologies (coverage closure, formal methods etc).
* Audio DSP implementation and architecture.
* Identifying architectural, micro-architecture and implementation strategies to optimize power, performance and area for a given set of features.

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Design experience with Audio CODEC products for cell phones or other consumer electronics (CE) devices.
* Ability to effectively manage multiple ongoing projects over possibly geographically distributed teams.
* Experience with audio algorithms e.g. Low Power Voice/Audio activation, Speaker Protection and Active Noise Cancellation
* Microprocessor and/or Digital Signal Processor architecture and design for audio applications.

**Education Requirements**

* Required: Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering
* Required: Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Minimum Qualifications

At least 15 years of industry experience with the following:

Successfully lead VLSI/ASIC design teams from product specification to tape out.
Hardware description languages (Verilog, and System Verilog), RTL design, simulation, synthesis, and timing analysis.
Design verification methodologies (coverage closure, formal methods etc).
Audio DSP implementation and architecture.
Identifying architectural, micro-architecture and implementation strategies to optimize power, performance and area for a given set of features.

Preferred Qualifications

Design experience with Audio CODEC products for cell phones or other consumer electronics (CE) devices.
Ability to effectively manage multiple ongoing projects over possibly geographically distributed teams.
Experience with audio algorithms e.g. Low Power Voice/Audio activation, Speaker Protection and Active Noise Cancellation
Microprocessor and/or Digital Signal Processor architecture and design for audio applications.

Education Requirements