Ddr Ip Validation And Firmware Development (Senior/Lead/Staff)

Qualcomm · Bengaluru

  • Experience2–7 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Posted23 Sept 2026
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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is hiring in Bengaluru in semiconductors electronics. This role looks for around 2+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Embedded systems
  • SoC architecture
  • Processor architecture
  • Memory interfacing
  • C
  • Firmware development
  • IP validation
  • Emulation
  • Pre-silicon validation
  • JTAG-based debuggers
  • Compilers
  • Linkers

The role

A design verification engineer at a semiconductor technology company develops embedded firmware and validates DDR IP across SoC architecture, processor architecture, and memory interfacing, using C and JTAG-based debuggers.

Full job description

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

Job Description

Understand the IP architecture, work with IP Design/Verification teams to understand the validation requirements, develop/port/enhance the validation software content and bring up.

Develop good quality Firmware, understand complex SW scenarios and debug the Firmware issues.

Interface with Design/Software and other teams for the test plan and debugs.

Validate the IP Functionality, expose weakness, find bugs and root cause them

Use silicon debug hooks to measure power/performance/coverage and other KPI metrics

Work with minimal Supervision. Mentor/guide junior co-workers.

Good verbal and written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Science Engineering.

2 - 10 years Hardware Engineering experience or related work experience.

Excellent understanding of Embedded systems, Soc Architecture, Processor Architecture and Memory interfacing.

Excellent C expertise and hands-on experience on Firmware development/debug

Must have Experience in IP Validation

Experience in DDR and other High speed protocols is added advantage.

Exposure to emulation/pre-si environment

Exposure to instruments like oscilloscope, Logic analyzer or any other instruments

Using JTAG based debuggers, compilers/linkers