Qualcomm
Principal Chipset Project Engineer – Hardware PCB/Platform Systems for Personal Compute (PC)
$197K–$295K
San Diego, California · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a bachelor's degree, 7+ years with a master's degree, or 6+ years with a PhD; 12+ years preferred for PC-focused hardware platform architecture and PCB design.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. Preferred: Master's in Electrical Engineering or Compute Engineering.
About the job
Leads PCB and hardware platform architecture for Qualcomm personal-compute chipsets, optimizing cost, area, power, performance, manufacturability, and reuse across products.
What you'll do
- Lead PCB architecture trade-offs and set and deliver cost, area, and bill-of-materials targets.
- Drive cross-functional execution and work with vendors, OEMs, and ODMs on scalable, manufacturable platform designs.
- Establish reusable execution practices and influence future chipset and platform roadmaps.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; or a Master's degree in a related field and 7+ years; or a PhD in a related field and 6+ years.
- Strong understanding of PCB architecture fundamentals, including layer drivers, stack-up trade-offs, routing density, and cost impacts.
- Strong knowledge of PDN, SI, and PI and their effects on PCB architecture, stack-up, and layout decisions.
- Ability to make and communicate architectural decisions affecting cost, power, performance, manufacturability, and scalability.
Nice to have
- 12+ years of hardware platform architecture and PCB design experience focused on the PC segment.
- Knowledge of PCB design tools and experience reviewing layouts; OEM enablement experience and familiarity with IC, package, and PCB design trade-offs.
Pay
$197,000.00 - $295,400.00 (base salary)
Tools
PCB, PDN, SI, PI
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