Company :
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
Job Area :
Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
General Summary
Qualcomm’s Connectivity functional verification team is looking for an enthusiastic new team member to participate in the pre-silicon verification of high performance RFICs for WIFI radio and personal navigation applications.
Responsibilities include :
Based on analog circuit design, developing, and debugging behavioral models for event driven simulation, as well as models for mixed signal simulation.
Developing and maintaining self-checking test benches
Define and develop test coverages and test sequences for design verification
Maintaining scripts that streamline release of netlists and generation of programming instructions.
Diagnosing failed tests
Verifying chip level functionality, tracking result, and logging bugs.
Participate in methodology development.
Skills / Experience
At least 3 years of experience in digital design or functional verification, preferably of RF or mixed signal chips.
Solid understanding of RF-analog circuit design
Solid understanding of digital logic design Solid knowledge of behavioral modeling
Working knowledge of Cadence’s AMS designers / XCelium (setup, netlisting, error messages ).
Proficient at System Verilog
Proficient at scripting, preferably with Python, Perl, C-Shell and Cadence SKILL
Familiarity with serial bus interfaces, register controllers, and state machines.
Familiarity with RF transceiver architectures, phase lock loops (PLLs), analog-to-digital converters, and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs and DACs) would be extremely helpful.
Familiarity with verification methodologies like UVM are a plus.
Education
A master’s degree, or higher, in EE and / or computer science, or equivalent experience is required.
Physical Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Education :
Bachelors - Engineering, Bachelors - Science
Work Experiences : Certifications :
Certifications : Skills :
Skills :
Preferred Qualifications
Education :
Bachelors - Computer Engineering, Bachelors - Computer Science, Bachelors - Electrical Engineering
Work Experiences :
6+ months experience with architecture and design tools. ,6+ months experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
6+ months experience with design verification methods.
Certifications : Skills :
Skills :
ASIC Verification, Matlab C, Multicore System-On-Chip (SoC), Perl Programming, Simulation Software
