Role & seniority: Mid-level to senior Hardware/Software Engineer (2+ years experience, or MS/PhD), new headcount in Qualcomm Canada ULC’s GPU ASICS Engineering group.

Stack/tools: SystemVerilog/UVM, Verilog/VHDL, C/C++, Python scripting; test benches, CI automation; emulation/prototyping platforms (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, FPGA); OS/kernel context (Linux/Windows); toolchain (GNU, Visual Studio).

Top 3 responsibilities

Architect, design, implement and verify GPU core hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools for performance and power goals.
Create/maintain verification environments and test benches; develop advanced testing frameworks to simulate real-world system conditions; automate continuous integration and testing.
Collaborate with Architecture, Software, Firmware, Design, Modeling, Emulation, and Post-silicon teams; collect/analyze test results to track benchmarks and identify issues; write documentation.

Must-have skills

SystemVerilog/UVM, Verilog or VHDL; C/C++; scripting (Python, Make, similar); test planning, debugging, constrained random and functional coverage.
Experience with hardware verification and hardware/software integration; exposure to emulation/prototyping platforms.
Ability to work within timelines/resource constraints; strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

GPU-based verification experience; subsystem verification; concurrency/preemption/stress tests; GFX API exposure (Vulka

Full Description

Company

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary

Architects, designs, implements, verifies, and optimizes performance and power of GPU cores. Responsible for verification of Graphics IP , and performing pre- and post-silicon verification to verify correctness and ensure performance and power goals are met.
New Headcount

The responsibilities of this role include

Owning and executing on key independent tasks towards program requirements
Using verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area.
Working within prescribed timeline requirements and resource constraints
Applying independent creative thought to troubleshoot technical problems or deal with novel circumstances.
Research through available resources and engagement with various inter-disciplinary teams
Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Applies Graphics knowledge and experience to architect, design, implement, and verify the structure and performance of GPU hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools.
Creates and maintains verification test benches and environments in System Verilog/UVM
Create and leverage advanced testing frameworks to generate and recreate real-world system integration conditions
Collaborates with Architecture, Software , Firmware, Design , Modeling, Emulation and Post-silicon validation teams to define and develop test methodology and content
Participate in GPU architecture, micro-architecture reviews
Collect, organize and execute various forms of system level test content including directed testcases, gaming benchmarks, standards compliance testsuites, and system level scenarios
Build automation for continue integration and testing based on latest GPU IP
Help collect and analyze test results using straightforward statistics and data predictions to track benchmarks and identify issues
Works with team members to understand and align on narrow scope of feature development and meet targets.
Write technical documentation and feature descriptions for straightforward projects under the direction of a supervisor.

GPU Design Verification Engineer