Qualcomm
Senior Bench Test Engineer, HSIO
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in High Speed Silicon Validation. Minimum qualifications also specify 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience with a bachelor's degree, 1+ year with a master's degree, or a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field; OR master's degree in one of those fields; OR PhD in one of those fields.
About the job
Develops and validates post-silicon test methods for high-speed interfaces and memory subsystems, bringing up and debugging first silicon and analyzing performance and compliance.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute characterization plans for high-speed interfaces and subsystem components; optimize design parameters and validate electrical compliance.
- Bring up and debug first silicon, analyze parametric performance across operating conditions, and help qualify designs fabricated at external foundries.
- Assist with package- and board-level power and signal integrity debugging, and collaborate on chip bring-up and customer issue resolution.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in High Speed Silicon Validation.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience; OR Master's degree in one of those fields and 1+ year of related work experience; OR PhD in one of those fields.
Nice to have
- Understanding of VLSI, CMOS analog and digital integrated circuits, mixed-signal design, and semiconductor physics; high-speed characterization and SERDES design familiarity.
- Hands-on lab equipment experience and Python/C# test automation; board design familiarity is a plus.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
PCIe, USB4, UFS, DP, MIPI(DSI,CSI), LP-DDR, PC-DDR, Python/C#
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