Qualcomm
Power Delivery and Voltage Regulator Validation Engineer – Datacenter
$190K–$285K
Santa Clara, California +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- 8+ years of board or platform hardware validation; Sr. Staff requires broader scope, including ownership of multi-platform validation strategy or team technical leadership. Preferred: 10+ years of platform power bring-up or validation experience. Minimum qualifications also state 6+ years with a bachelor’s, 5+ with a master’s, or 4+ with a PhD in a related field and Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Preferred: Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
About the job
Validates and debugs power delivery and voltage regulator systems on Snapdragon-based datacenter platforms, from initial bring-up through production readiness.
What you'll do
- Own VR and power delivery network validation plans, measurements, and debug across development and production stages.
- Automate testing, support simulations and hardware correlation, and contribute to design reviews and risk mitigation.
- Maintain lab infrastructure and deliver validation reports and debug documentation to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of board or platform hardware validation experience; Sr. Staff requires broader multi-platform strategy ownership or team technical leadership.
- Hands-on power delivery/power integrity experience on server-class or high-performance platforms, including multi-phase VR validation and board-level debug.
- Proficiency with lab equipment and automation/scripting experience.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- Experience with PI simulation tools, 2.5D/3D packaging, AI/ML compute platforms, or open compute/hyperscale server architectures.
Pay
$190,200.00 - $285,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Shell, TCL, PMBUS/AVSBUS, PMBus/SMBus, Simplis/Simetrix, ANSYS SIwave
AI focus
Preferred experience includes AI/ML compute platforms and their high-current, fast-transient power delivery requirements.
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