Qualcomm
Hardware Platform Architect
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree route: 2+ years; master’s degree route: 1+ year; PhD route: no experience specified. Preferred qualifications also state a master’s degree and 0–2 years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Architects, designs, integrates, verifies, and tests electronic hardware systems for retail and industrial IoT equipment.
What you'll do
- Design electronic systems, select components, and learn or guide PCB layout.
- Work with manufacturing contacts to fabricate hardware systems; verify and test designs for requirements and compliance.
- Review designs and conduct analyses to assess power, performance, area, signal integrity, power integrity, compliance, and cost.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience; OR a master’s degree in those fields and 1+ year of related experience; OR a PhD in those fields.
- Knowledge of electronic system architecture and design, component selection, electronics system design, and PCB design.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware system design, integration, schematic capture, circuit simulation, and validation using standard measurement instruments.
- Knowledge of PCB manufacturing, CCA assembly, and Final Assembly and Test; ability to travel internationally as project schedules require.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 (base salary)
Tools
PCB, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs
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