#Digital Hardware Engineer - Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
$98,500 - $147,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
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 0 days — well below the 43-day median for FPGA Design roles.
FPGA Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
104
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Median days open
43 d
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Median salary
$176k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (104 roles · 28 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 104 |
| Median days open | 41 d | 43 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $176k |
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 · 31 open roles · median 32 d
- AMD · 13 open roles · median 44 d
- Microchip Technology · 7 open roles · median 86 d
- Teradyne · 6 open roles · median 55 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 5 open roles · median 63 d
- Analog Devices · 4 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 104 open FPGA Design (RTL Design) roles from 28 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 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.