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Physical Design Engineer

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/20/2026

Compensation

$174,400 - $261,600 per year

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

Job description

Qualcomm is seeking talented Physical Design Engineers to join their SoC and ASIC Design organization. This role focuses on contributing to various projects in high-performance computing, AI, mobile, and automotive technologies. Engineers will work on different aspects of Physical Design, including floorplanning, timing analysis, and low power implementation. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with world-class teams while developing leading-edge products on advanced process technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of industry experience or relevant academic/project experience in Physical Design.
  • Experience in ASIC/SoC Physical Design implementation.
  • Strong problem solving and ASIC development/debugging skills.

Responsibilities

  • Execute and drive all stages of the physical design flow from synthesized netlist to tape-out.
  • Develop and implement physical design solutions for complex, high-speed, and low-power ASICs and SoCs.
  • Perform floorplanning, partitioning, power planning, and IR-drop analysis.
  • Analyze and resolve timing violations, signal integrity issues, and physical design rule violations.
  • Collaborate with architecture, RTL, DFT, verification, and methodology teams to ensure successful project execution.

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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