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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.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Hi Surpreeth , Job Overview: 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.
Hi {{their name}}, I'm I. I just applied for the Physical Design Engineer, Sr Lead role at Qualcomm India and your profile stood out — would love a quick referral or even just a chat about the team. Happy to share my resume. Thanks!
Job Summary
Company
Qualcomm India
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Type
Full Time
Experience
3+ years
Posted
14 May 2026
Req ID
446718523996
About Qualcomm India
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Qualcomm India
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.
Qualcomm Bangalore Camera Team is focused on developing high-performance, power-efficient, and highly optimized cores.
In this role, you will drive end-to-end ownership of complex hierarchical modules, taking designs from RTL to GDSII, including synthesis, place & route, and timing closure, with a strong emphasis on achieving best-in-class PPA (Power, Performance, Area).
You will play a key role in delivering designs that push the boundaries of performance, efficiency, and scalability.
We foster a collaborative, creative, and flexible work environment, united by a shared vision to build innovative methods that have a meaningful impact.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Experience: 6+ years of experience in Physical Design, including floorplanning, Place & Route (PNR), Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and STA signoff checks Hands-on experience owning end-to-end Physical Design from netlist to GDSII, including HM-level PV, LEC, low-power checks, PDN design, and STA closure Experience with voltage islands and low-power design methodologies, flows, and implementation Strong focus on achieving optimal PPA (Power, Performance, Area) Strong familiarity with industry-standard tools such as Fusion Compiler (FC), Genus, Innovus, , PrimeTime (PT), Tempus, Voltus, and RedHawk Solid understanding of the full Physical Design flow from floorplanning to post-route optimization and timing signoff, including IR drop analysis and physical verification Experience in implementing complex ECOs for timing convergence across multiple corners using Tweaker, Tempus, and physical ECO flows in PrimeTime Knowledge of power optimization techniques and methods to minimize power consumption Experience in deep submicron technology nodes (preferred) Understanding of high-performance and low-power implementation techniques (preferred) Strong fundamentals in Physical Design and VLSI concepts Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl, Python and TCL Roles and Responsibilities Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Design, CAD) to address critical physical design challenges in Camera PNR Implementation.
Develop innovative techniques within Physical Design and optimization space to meet stringent PPA targets.
Engage with external CAD tool vendors and internal CAD teams to identify and enhance optimization issues related to Camera designs.
Partner with all block-level implementation teams to analyze, implement, and improve optimization methods relevant to the designs.
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