VLSI Design Engineer for Server / Data Center Products
$140,000 - $210,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 17 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Qualcomm is seeking a VLSI Design Engineer to develop high-performance ASICs for Server and Data Center products. The role focuses on RTL design, flows, and methodology for High Performance Compute and AI spaces.
What you'll do
- Execute the architecture, logic design, and large-scale integration of SoC and IP cores according to technical specifications. - Resolve architecture, design, and verification issues by applying ASIC engineering practices with minimal supervision. - Participate in and contribute to design and architecture reviews across engineering teams. - Identify opportunities for flow and process improvements through advanced design techniques and automation. - Provide silicon learnings back to process, design methodology, IP, and SoC teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related experience (or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years). - Experience in ASIC and/or FPGA design, logic design, and system simulation. - Knowledge of Server/Data Center IPs, protocols, and interfaces. - Understanding of design techniques for speed and power efficiency.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. - 5 years of relevant experience in ASIC design, scripting, and architecture. - Experience in designing arithmetic, computational, or machine learning IPs. - Experience developing tools and scripting for process automation.
Skills: ASIC design, RTL Design, SoC, High Performance Compute, AI
This role has been open 95 days — well above the 62-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1051
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Median days open
62 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 (1051 roles · 105 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 152 | 1051 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 402 | 3261 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 62 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: ASIC design, RTL Design, SoC, High Performance Compute, AI
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 150 open roles · median 57 d
- Synopsys · 84 open roles · median 35 d
- AMD · 72 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 53 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 89 d
- NVIDIA · 40 open roles · median 62 d
How we counted: 1051 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 105 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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.