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Qualcomm · Santa Clara, CA

CPU Integration CAD Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States of America, Austin, Texas$167,100.00 - $250,700.00Operations

Listed on Qualcomm’s official careers site. Posted September 17, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.

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Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering General Summary: NUVIA is now part of Qualcomm. Our mission is to reimagine silicon and create computing platforms that will transform the industry. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability. As CPU Integration CAD engineer, you will build and support the world’s best implementation tools and flows.

Your tools and flows will ensure our custom CPUs have industry-leading power, performance and area. Roles and Responsibilities

  • Work closely with worldwide cross-functional teams such as CPU physical design, CPU and SOC Integration, Technology and Central CAD
  • Develop, integrate, and release flows and methodologies for floorplanning(power planning, pin placement) or PDV analysis(drc/lvs/antenna)
  • Architect, maintain and support implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues
  • Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
  • Ten+ years of hands-on experience in development of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role
  • High level of programming proficiency (Python and Tcl). Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
  • Experience with automation
  • Strong user of PNR tool Innovus or PDV Calibre tool or equivalent
  • Experience with a broad variety of other Physical Design tasks - ranging all the way from place-and-route, analysis, timing sign-off and PDV
  • Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification. Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$167,100.00 - $250,700.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).

In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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