DevOps Engineer -Sr - Austin, Texas, United States of America, United States
$133,900 - $200,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role oversees architecture, design, verification, and performance analysis for Digital Signal Processor (DSP) development for Mobile, Machine Learning, Automotive, IoT, and other products. It applies high-performance microprocessor design concepts including multi-core, multi-threaded, out-of-order, cache memory, high-speed ALU, and advanced low power design.
What you'll do
- Develop small well-defined blocks and assist in developing complex well-defined blocks, features, or tests that achieve power, performance, and timing standards. - Identify problems across multiple systems or subsystems and resolve architecture and design issues. - Participate in design reviews to ensure blocks meet specifications, performance, and power requirements. - Apply tools such as architectural simulators, digital design simulators, emulators, test generators, and design synthesis to evaluate design tradeoffs and verify correctness. - Track and document design changes, issues, and features while proposing minor design improvements.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of relevant engineering experience (or Master's with 1+ year, or PhD). - 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design. - Experience applying microprocessor design concepts including cache memory, multi-core, multi-threaded, out-of-order, and low power design.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 2 years of experience with programming (e.g., C, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems. - 2 years of experience in design verification methods. - 1 year of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
Skills: microprocessor design, DSP, design verification, timing, blocks
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 66-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1081
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (1081 roles · 104 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 152 | 1081 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 408 | 3359 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 63 d | 66 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: microprocessor design, DSP, design verification, timing, blocks
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 158 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 40 d
- AMD · 77 open roles · median 45 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 56 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 44 open roles · median 100 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 1081 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 104 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.