HSIO Characterization Engineer, Senior Lead

Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

JD: 
The BDC HSIO Post Silicon Engineering group has an opening for a Digital Bench Characterization Engineer.
As part of the HSIO Post Silicon Engineering group, you will be responsible for bench characterization of leading-edge LPDDR & PCDDR subsystem components (DRAM, DRAM Controller, DRAM PHY, IOs, PLL/DLL, Clocking architecture, Delay circuits, Power Distribution Network) and high-speed IO interfaces (PCIe, USB2/3/4, DisplayPort, HDMI, MIPI-CSI/DSI, UFS & PLL).
You will:
Evaluate parametric performance of DDR & High-Speed IO IPs
Perform failure analysis to root-cause design problems
You’ll work closely with IC design engineering, system engineering, and hardware applications teams across the globe in a time-critical environment.

Minimum 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.

Qualifications
M.Tech,B.Tech, or equivalent in Electronics or Electrical Engineering
5 years of related work experience
Skills & Knowledge
Familiarity with test and characterization of DDR and High-Speed IO interfaces
In-depth understanding of:
Mobile & PC DDR protocols (DDR2/3/4), timing diagrams
HSIO IPs at PHY level
Electrical parametric compliance specs (eye diagram, differential signaling, jitter analysis, Receiver-Jitter-Tolerance, signal integrity, transmission line considerations, de-embedding)
Decent understanding of VLSI technologies, analog/digital ICs, and semiconductor physics
Hands-on experience with bench instruments (oscilloscopes, BERT, network/spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers) is a plus
Programming skills: Python, C, C# (or equivalent)
Soft Skills
Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and debugging skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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