Camera Design Engineer

About the Company and Role

Qualcomm Canada ULC seeks a talented ASIC design engineer to join their Multimedia Camera Hardware team in Vancouver to contribute to the design of advanced image and video processing intellectual property blocks.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with hardware and system architects to create micro-architectural and hardware designs tailored for multimedia and camera imaging signal processing algorithms
• Take ownership and deliver core intellectual property (IP) at the RTL level
• Develop and review RTL designs, run synthesis, and confirm achievement of desired quality of results (QoR)
• Perform design rule checks, ensure low power compliance, and manage cross-clock domain (CDC) verifications
• Analyze and evaluate tradeoffs among performance, area, power consumption, and system cost
• Collaborate with verification engineers to formulate test plans and build reference bus-functional models
• Implement and debug tests at module and core levels throughout the development lifecycle
• Document designs and maintain records rigorously
• Work effectively in a fast-paced environment requiring daily cross-functional communication and coordination

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum 3 years industry experience in Verilog or VHDL RTL design
• Practical experience with design verification methodologies
• Familiarity with bus protocols such as AHB and AXI
• Background in image, video, graphics, multimedia processing, or digital signal processing (DSP)
• Experience applying RTL sanity checks with tools for design rule verification, clock domain crossing, synthesis, timing analysis, and low power verification

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with SystemVerilog or SystemC
• Hands-on experience in ASIC implementation of image processing camera IP
• Worked collaboratively with synthesis and physical design teams
• Scripting skills in Tcl, Perl, Python, or shell scripting are highly advantageous

Educational Requirements

Qualification options include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with 4+ years of experience in software, hardware, or systems engineering roles
• Master’s degree in related fields with at least 3 years of relevant engineering experience
• PhD in related fields with a minimum of 2 years of pertinent professional engineering experience

Additional Information

Qualcomm promotes equal opportunity and ensures accessibility accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request via designated contact. Employees are expected to comply with all company policies protecting confidential and proprietary information. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies.

Compensation and Benefits

Annual salary ranges from $84,000 to $126,000, supplemented by a discretionary bonus program and potential annual RSU grants. Comprehensive benefits are available to support work-life balance. Specific eligibility for incentive plans may vary. Detailed compensation and benefits discussions can be arranged with a recruiter.