Senior, Technical Standards – RISC-V CPU
Pubblicato il 24-08-2026 - Qualcomm in Milano
Company
Qualcomm Europe, Inc. Italy Branch Office
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering
General Summary
As a Senior Technical Standards contributor and participant, 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 would include understanding semiconductor industry landscapes and domestic and international competitors' strength and weakness, 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 on 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. Experience with processor core and system compliance certification,
modeling and verification are required. System firmware and kernel knowledge are highly desirable. Legacy architecture knowledge is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience
- 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
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