Senior CPU Engineer
$131,622 - $183,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This individual oversees innovative CPU design efforts with critical impact, interfacing with all disciplines to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations for QCT.
What you'll do
- Independently plan and perform moderately-defined responsibilities for CPU design efforts.
- Interface with all disciplines to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations.
- Apply CPU architectural, micro-architecture, and physical design concepts.
- Deliver high performance and low power CPUs.
- Evaluate all aspects of the design process from concept to productization.
- Act as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings.
What you'll need
- Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field.
Skills: CPU design, verify, implement multi-core CPU, micro-architecture, physical design concepts
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1024
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Median days open
61 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 (1024 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 140 | 1024 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 381 | 3202 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 63 d | 61 d (+2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU design, verify, implement multi-core CPU, micro-architecture, physical design concepts
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 140 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 31 d
- AMD · 71 open roles · median 37 d
- Analog Devices · 47 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 44 open roles · median 59 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 1024 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.