Qualcomm
Board Engineer, Senior Staff
$170K–$255K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in high-speed PCB design; 12+ years in HDI and high-density electronics packaging PCB design; 10+ years in a PCB design role. Separately, minimum qualifications list bachelor's degree plus 6+ years, master's plus 5+ years, or PhD plus 4+ years of hardware engineering or related work experience.
- Education
- BS Electrical or equivalent engineering or equivalent work experience. Minimum qualifications also list a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Designs and documents high-speed PCB layouts for Qualcomm data center, server, compute, IoT, and R&D reference and test platforms, supporting fabrication and assembly.
What you'll do
- Design PCB layouts and high-speed multilayer stack-ups for reference, test, and high-volume boards.
- Apply advanced PCB manufacturing techniques and coordinate design solutions with internal teams and global partners.
- Support PCB fabrication and assembly with stakeholders and vendors throughout the product lifecycle.
What they ask for
- Experience using Xpedition or Allegro PCB design tools.
- 12+ years actively involved in PCB high speed design and 12+ years in PCB design for HDI and high-density electronics packaging.
- 10+ years in a PCB design role designing consumer-grade products or low-volume test products using latest-generation processor chips and ICs.
- Experience with Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis using Valor and/or CAM350 tools.
Nice to have
- Experience as a board design engineer across high-speed layouts; knowledge of key component suppliers.
- BSEE with EE experience; experience with Agile or similar PLM software.
Pay
$169,800.00 - $254,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
Xpedition, Allegro, Altium, Valor, CAM350, MS Office 365, DDR5 & 6, PCIe
AI focus
Understanding of how to use AI to efficiently solve problems.
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