CPU Integration & 3DIC CAD Engineer
Qualcomm· Semiconductors· Sep 17, 2026 · 1mo ago
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
In office
Full-time
Staff
$144K–$212K est.
4+ years exp
Job description
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering
General Summary:
Join the Nuvia/CPU team -- 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.
You will build and support the world’s best implementation tools and flows. Your tools and flows will ensure our custom CPUs to have industry-leading power, performance and area.
Responsibilities
• Work closely with worldwide cross-functional teams across design & CAD
• Enablement of 3DIC/multi die in either existing flows or developing new flows • Implementation/Planning flows (such as TSV’s during floor planning)
• Support Static Timing / Extraction across multiple dies
• Support power integrity flows across multiple chiplets
• Architect, maintain and support these flows, and resolve project-specific issues
• Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues
Qualifications:
• Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Total of 8 years of educational + industry experience
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ten+ years of hands-on experience in development of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role
• Experience with Innovus, Primetime, Star-RC or equivalents
• Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)
• High level of programming proficiency (Python and Tcl) and data structures a plus
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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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00
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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