Senior ASIC Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Highly attractive role offering substantial salary range and opportunities for professional development in cutting-edge ASIC technology.
- Excellent salary range with strong benefits
- Involvement in cutting-edge wireless projects
- Opportunities for significant professional growth
- High experience requirements can limit candidates
Pros
- Competitive salary range ($126,700 to $190,100)
- Cutting-edge project involvement in wireless technology
- Strong career advancement opportunities
Cons
- High requirements calling for significant experience (2+ years)
- Potential for demanding project timelines
- Requires specialized knowledge that may narrow candidate pool
Who it's for
Mid to Senior Level • Hybrid or On-site
Good fit
- Engineers with hands-on ASIC design experience
- Individuals passionate about wireless technologies
- Professionals looking to further their careers in tech
Not recommended for
- Inexperienced candidates without relevant skills
- Those uninterested in technology-oriented roles
- Individuals preferring non-engineering paths
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Job Description
Job Posting Date
Company:
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:
Qualcomm-Atheros is a leading provider of wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. We're focused on inventing technologies that connect and empower people in ways that are elegant and accessible to all. Qualcomm Atheros' teams deliver cutting-edge products across every established wireless standard/protocol.
We are currently seeking candidates for positions involving the implementation of optimum system architectures, interfaces and logics for connectivity RF/Analog system. Successful candidates will be responsible for participating in development of leading-edge ASICs for multi-function mobile platforms. Candidates will work with engineers or develop unit-level and integrated-level test benches. Candidate will assist in synthesis and gate-level simulation tasks related to your module and will assist with timing of the entire chip. Candidate will leverage knowledge of wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and RF transceiver.
Ideal candidate will have:
*RTL Design
*ASIC front-end experience
*Scripting Languages knowledge (e.g. Perl or Python)
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$126,700.00 - $190,100.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
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