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GPU Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer at Qualcomm - QATestingJobs.com
GPU Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer
Qualcomm • San Diego, California, United States
onsitefull-time
Posted Nov 19, 2025Apply by May 18, 2026
Role & seniority: GPU Post-Silicon Engineering (PSE) engineer; senior/mid-senior level with 2–4+ years of relevant experience preferred (PhD/MS options listed in qualifications).
Stack/tools: emulation environments; silicon/pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up; functional validation and debug of mixed-signal IP; low-level firmware/software/logic/electrical debugging; JTAG and kernel debuggers; C/C++/Python; Verilog/SystemVerilog basics; GPU driver interaction; basic GPU APIs (Direct3D/OpenGL/OpenCL); Android and Windows HLOS familiarity.
Top 3 responsibilities
Improve pre-silicon validation coverage and test methodologies; develop GPU bring-up test plans validating electrical and functional features.
Provide debug analysis, support, and solutions for silicon issues from internal to OEM levels.
Collaborate with GPU architects, designers, verification, and graphics software teams to validate and productize next-gen mobile graphics cores.
Must-have skills
Bachelor’s degree (CS/CE/EE) with 4+ years or Master’s with 3+ years (or PhD with 2+ years) in relevant fields.
Experience in emulation and silicon environments; functional validation and debug of mixed-signal IP.
Post-silicon enablement and bring-up; programming in C/C++/Python; Verilog/SystemVerilog basics.
Debug tools (JTAG, kernel debuggers); familiarity with GPU hardware/software interfaces and driver interactions.
Nice-to-haves
2+ years’ GPU experience; detailed GPU/SoC
Full Description
Company
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering
General Summary
Are you interested in exploring how top of the line GPU's work? Qualcomm’s GPU PSE (Post-Silicon Engineering) team is a part of the Adreno GPU HW Development organization and is responsible for the overall quality of the Graphics IP in silicon. As a member of our GPU PSE team, you will be working closely with GPU architects, designers, verification and graphics software driver engineers to help validate and productize the next generation graphics core for mobile devices. In this position, you will be responsible for improving our pre-silicon validation coverage and test methodologies as well as creating GPU bring-up test-plans that validate both electrical and functional features within the GPU. Providing debug analysis, support and solutions for silicon issues that range from the internal level to OEM level. We are looking for highly motivated and creative engineers that enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic, environment with minimal guidance. Candidates must have extremely strong communication and teamwork skills and approach difficult challenges as learning opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
Qualifications
Candidate will have a previous experience working in emulation and silicon environments.
Experience in functional validation and debug of mixed-signal IP
Experience in Post-silicon enablement and bring up
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
2+ years of relevant GPU experience. • Experience in functional validation and debug of mixed-signal IP
Experience utilizing emulation environments for development and debug
Debugging low level firmware, software, logic and electrical issues
Familiarity with software driver interaction with GPU hardware
Test planning and methodologies to expose low level problems
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
GPU and SoC architectures
GPU APIs (Direct3D/OpenGL/OpenCL)
Understanding of power, performance and thermal on silicon environments
Experience programming in C/C++/Python/Assembly
Basic familiarity with Verilog/SystemVerilog
Experience in dealing with various customer OEMs.
Experience in the Android and Windows HLOS environments.
Understanding of the latest graphics trends in mobile and PC gaming
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits
$161,800.00 - $242,600.00
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