Director, Technical Standards – RISC-V Hardware - Qualcomm : Job Details

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Technical Standards Engineering

General Summary:

As Director of Technical Standards, you will work closely with internal and external partners to improve and evolve industry technical standards while representing Qualcomm as a delegate in standardization forums. Your responsibility includes understanding semiconductor industry landscapes and domestic and international competitors' strengths and weaknesses, working with internal partners to identify existing and emerging standards for Qualcomm to focus on, working with external partners in developing and promoting standards, helping formulate, maintain and execute Qualcomm's strategy for semiconductor standards, and working with attorneys to file patents that protect the novel IP aspects of any inventions.

The key area of focus for the candidate is RISC-V. RISC-V ISA, processor architecture, microarchitecture and standards knowledge and experience is a must. Debug and Trace, Reliability Availability Serviceability, SOC IP, bus, cache coherency, interrupt, system firmware and kernel knowledge are highly desirable. Legacy architecture knowledge is a plus, as well as experience with processor core and system compliance certification, modeling and verification. Additionally, physical design and government affairs background is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications (per leveling description)

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience
• 7+ years of experience with standards body
• Strong networking and influencing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of semiconductor technologies
• Understanding of international semiconductor landscapes and strategic incentives of major players
• Semiconductor development experience, including architecture, design, implementation, verification, validation, manufacturing, silicon qualification, etc.
• Familiarity with Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
• Understanding of open-source licensing models and open-source development ecosystems
• Familiarity with Qualcomm semiconductor products and technologies is a plus
• Experience with or network of contacts in research and academic community is a plus
• Strong documentation, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• 2+ years working with operating budgets and/or project financials
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership
• 4+ years in a technical leadership role
• 7+ years of experience with semiconductor standards organizations and forums, such as RISC-V, JEDEC, UEFI, Accellera, Si2, SEMI, OCP, ISO, IEC, IEEE, INCITS, GSA, SIA, IMEC, SRC
• 8+ years system design, system modeling, or system test experience

Keywords:

RISC-V, CPU, ASIC, semiconductor, standards, international

Education Requirements:

Required: Master's, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Preferred: Doctorate's, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

*Global travel several times per year for standards organization forums.