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Synthesis- Lead /Staff Engineer

Qualcomm · Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India

Posted 2026-09-02 · Verified live 2026-09-19

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<h2><br><b>Company:</b></h2>Qualcomm India Private Limited<p></p><h2><b>Job Area:</b></h2>Engineering Group, Engineering Group &gt; Hardware Engineering<p></p><p><u><b>General Summary:</b></u></p><p>In this position, the engineer will be responsible for Synthesis and low power implementation bring up of power complex SoC</p><ul><li>Knowledgeable with physical and power aware synthesis techniques, and fluent with multi voltage designs</li><li>Knowledgeable with balancing between power, performance, area and verification priority approaches at synthesis</li><li>Work with design to bring out pre layout timing challenges and constraint feedback</li><li>Proficient with pre and post layout netlist low power qualification for SoC flat and Sub system level</li><li>Closely collaborate with DFT team for enabling latest MBIST and DFT scan insertion</li><li>Closely work with Physical Design (PD) to bring out low power implementation issues and fixes</li><li>Proficient in scripting languages (TCL, Perl, Python, shell)</li></ul><p><br>In addition, below experience will be a value add</p><ul><li>Good knowledge on design data management aspects such as perforce and clearcase</li><li>Logical equivalence check between RTL to Netlist and Netlist to Netlist</li><li>Knowledgeable with physical and power aware implementation techniques, and fluent with multi voltage designs</li><li>Knowledgeable with lower tech node timing derating and</li><li>Mentoring junior engineers in different areas of timing flows and methodologies</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><u><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></u></p>• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. <br> OR<br>Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. <br> OR<br>PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.<p></p><p></p>7+ yrs of experience<p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Applicants</b>: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found&nbsp;<a href="https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&amp;sysparm_article=KB0039028" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).</p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><b>To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies</b>:&nbsp;Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.</p><p></p><p>If you would like more information about this role, please contact <a href="http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qualcomm Careers</a>.</p>

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