CPU Emulation Hardware Engineer

Qualcomm seeks a CPU Emulation Engineer to design, develop, and optimize CPU and system-level emulation platforms for next generation wireless, 5G, AI, and automotive SoCs. You will build high performance virtual prototypes, integrate CPU models, and enable early firmware, OS, and application development. Responsibilities include microarchitecture analysis, performance tuning, debugging complex hardware/software interactions, and collaborating with RTL, verification, and software teams. You'll contribute to scalable emulation flows, automation, and tool development in a fast paced, innovative environment focused on global connectivity impact.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement CPU and system-level emulation and virtual prototyping platforms for complex So
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• Integrate CPU, memory, and peripheral models to enable early firmware, OS, and application development
• Analyze CPU microarchitecture behavior and system performance using emulation-based profiling tools
• Debug complex hardware/software interactions and resolve emulation, model, and integration issues
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, and software teams to validate architectures and refine requirements
• Develop automation, scripts, and flows to improve emulation efficiency, scalability, and regression coverage
• Optimize emulation performance and capacity to support large designs and demanding test workloads
• Document emulation methodologies, best practices, and support internal teams in effective platform usage

Required Skills

• CPU architecture and microarchitecture
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• C design and integration
• Hardware emulation and prototyping tools
• Virtual platform and model development
• RTL (Verilog/System
• Verilog) understanding
• C/C++ programming
• Python or similar scripting
• Hardware/software co-verification and debug
• Performance analysis and profiling
• Embedded software, firmware, or OS bring-up