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FPGA Design & Firmware Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$145,600 - $218,400 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

Qualcomm is seeking a Senior FPGA Design / FPGA Firmware Engineer to join the Global CAD team. This role focuses on developing advanced FPGA-based emulation and prototyping solutions for next-generation IoT, mobile, compute, and data center platforms. The engineer will have significant influence on FPGA system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, and firmware design. This hands-on position requires strong experience in RTL design, FPGA implementation, and embedded software.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design, FPGA firmware, RTL development, or related digital hardware development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog and RTL/HDL design.
  • Experience with modern FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx UltraScale+, MPSoC, Versal, Intel Stratix, or Agilex.
  • Experience with FPGA development tools such as AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, integrate, and debug FPGA RTL and firmware for custom emulation and prototyping platforms.
  • Develop FPGA solutions using industry-standard AMD/Xilinx and Intel FPGA technologies and toolchains.
  • Contribute to system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, FPGA architecture, implementation strategy, and system integration.
  • Work on large and complex FPGA designs involving clock/reset architecture, clock-domain crossings, high-speed interfaces, and timing closure.
  • Design and integrate high-speed FPGA interfaces, including PCIe, MGT/SerDes and LVDS-based connectivity.

Benefits

  • Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

198

FY2026

Approval rate

98.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

59,278

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-22%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+30%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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