#Digital Hardware Engineer - Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
$98,500 - $147,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
Join the team focused on developing a Test Base Station for verification of QCT mobile chipset functionality with a current focus on development for the coming 6GR physical layer.
About the role
This role involves the implementation and verification of complex wireless systems as part of the Wireless R&D group.
What you'll do
- Develop, document, and achieve product development milestones and deliverables with project leads.
- Understand 3GPP and other specifications.
- Translate system requirements into efficient digital implementations that meet performance specifications.
- Architect, implement, and verify FPGA/SOC designs.
- Present design reviews to cross-disciplinary teams.
- Support the commercialization of new hardware and/or features.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 1 year of experience in FPGA or ASIC design from RTL/HDL through simulation, synthesis, and on-target verification.
- 1 year of experience with VHDL, Verilog, or System Verilog and related simulator/synthesis CAD tools.
- Experience in HDL Design Verification (DV).
- Understanding and use of high speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, UCIE.
- Understanding of SOC interconnect standards such as AXI/AHB/AMBA/Wishbone/JREG/Avalon.
- Experience with Linux development environment.
- Experience in a Product Development environment with an affinity for hands-on lab work.
Nice to have
- Experience with common FPGA vendor tool suites.
- Knowledge in signal processing, digital communications, and wireless physical layer specifications.
- Experience with git or another version control system.
- Experience with Python programming.
- Familiarity with programming in C/C++ and Matlab.
- Familiarity with use of Agentic AI frameworks and workflows.
- Experience with High Level Synthesis (HLS).
- Familiarity with embedded software design such such as RTOS, embedded Linux.
Skills: FPGA/SOC designs, RTL/HDL, simulation, synthesis, on-target verification, high speed interfaces
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 52-day median for FPGA Design roles.
FPGA Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
107
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$162k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (107 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 107 |
| Median days open | 38 d | 52 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: FPGA/SOC designs, RTL/HDL, simulation, synthesis, on-target verification, high speed interfaces
Who's hiring in this category
- Altera · 30 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 12 open roles · median 47 d
- Teradyne · 10 open roles · median 61 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 38 d
- Keysight Technologies · 6 open roles · median 19 d
- Microchip Technology · 6 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 107 open FPGA Design (RTL Design) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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. Figures refresh nightly.