Near-Memory Compute System Validation Engineer

Job Title: System Validation & Emulation EngineerQualcomm's System Validation & Emulation (SVE) team is part of the central SoC validation organization responsible for ensuring end-to-end silicon quality across pre- and post-silicon phases.This role focuses on content quality and system-level validation enablement, offering deep exposure to Qualcomm SoCs through bare-metal validation content, scalable automation frameworks, and complex system debugs. Engineers in this role work across HW and SW boundaries to develop, validate, and scale system-level test content, ensuring high-quality silicon validation across a wide range of SoC domains.Excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge SoCs across multiple product segments, including:Premium mobile and flagship platformsData centerAI Accelerator platformRoles and ResponsibilitiesDevelop AI, inference, and data-intensive bare-metal workloads to stress memory and compute subsystems.Root-cause complex hardware and software issues spanning SoC architecture, firmware, drivers, interconnects, memory systems, clocks, power domains, and low-power features.Enable silicon bring-up, qualification, and productization through deep technical analysis and cross-functional collaboration.Partner closely with architecture, design, firmware, software, emulation, FPGA, and silicon teams to solve challenging system-level problems.Required QualificationsBS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.3+ years of experience in memory validation, silicon validation, or platform bring-up.Strong debugging and analytical problem-solving skills.Proficiency in C/C++, Python, scripting, and low-level software development.Solid understanding of SoC architecture, embedded systems, operating systems, memory hierarchy, caches, coherency & concurrency.Experience with silicon bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis.Familiarity with JTAG, kernel debuggers, lab instrumentation, and validation tools.Experience working across the hardware/software boundary in highly complex systems.Preferred QualificationsExperience in one or more of:Near-Memory Compute (NMC)Processing-in-Memory (PIM)High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM)LPDDR/DDR memory systemsMemory controllersAI acceleratorsKnowledge on AI GEMM and GEMV operations, DMA operations, multi-threadingAI/ML-assisted validation and debug methodologiesEmbedded firmware, device drivers, and bare-metal softwareEmulation, and post-silicon validationWhy Join Us?Join a team driving the next generation of AI-centric memory and compute architectures, spanning High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM), Processing-in-Memory (PIM), Near-Memory Compute (NMC), 3D-stacked memory systems, and memory-compute convergence technologies.You will work on some of the industry's most advanced SoC technologies. Your work will directly influence silicon bring-up, product readiness, and the delivery of high-quality platforms powering future generations of Data-center and AI products.