System Validation and Emulation (SVE) Engineer, Senior Staff

The Senior Staff Engineer in SVE is responsible for the pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon validation of Qualcomm Audio IPs, ensuring they meet performance specifications and are ready for mass production. This role requires a strong understanding of hardware and software, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities to build innovative test systems, implement automation, conduct tests and performance optimisation, and resolve ensuing issues. Focus technologies include Audio products comprising of integrated IPs such as Audio, Bluetooth, WiFi, Power Management, Clock Management, Active Noise Cancelation (ANC), etc.

Collaboration with wider Qualcomm teams such as Analog/Digital Design, Software, System Engineering, among others, is essential to develop and implement optimised system validation solutions. The Senior Staff Engineer in SVE is also expected to demonstrate leadership, autonomously manage tasks, deliver high-quality outcomes, and support junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead validation requirements capture and associated cross-function reviews.
• Proactively lead team and cross-functional initiatives contributing to project execution efficiency.
• Develop innovative test systems and automated solutions for improved efficiency, includes maintenance.
• Evaluate and optimally use equipment (e.g., power supplies, spectrum analysers, Audio analysers, etc.)
• Participate and lead pre/post silicon validation bring-up, validation, compliance testing and debug.
• IP performance optimisation and debug of complex hardware as well as software issues.
• Complex data manipulation using modern data science to analyse and extract statistical information
• Lead the collation, summarising, and presenting of data for technical and program level reviews.
• Provide advanced technical input, support, and documentation for internal and external customers as required.
• Lead and foster creation of relevant documentation deliverables following the department's processes.
• Dedicate time to learning and development for self and team knowledge growth.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge audio technologies and contribute to Qualcomm's innovative products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hardware engineering, experience with audio products, and the ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.