Qualcomm
Senior Director SoC Architecture - AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations)
$257K–$385K
San Diego, California +3 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Austin, Texas
Hillsboro, Oregon
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 10+ years with a bachelor's degree, 9+ years with a master's degree, or 8+ years with a PhD in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads rack-scale systems architecture and platform execution for Qualcomm data center compute and AI infrastructure, from design through customer deployment.
What you'll do
- Own rack-scale architecture spanning compute, networking, power, cooling, and system integration; establish OCP-aligned designs and standards.
- Lead platform execution from concept through validation, production readiness, and deployment, including hardware–software co-design and rack management.
- Align cross-functional teams and ecosystem partners, and establish technical reviews, KPIs, and execution practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience; OR master's degree and 9+ years; OR PhD and 8+ years.
- Lead rack-scale systems architecture and platform direction.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across silicon, hardware, software, firmware, operations, and customer engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 15+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; 4+ years of supervisory experience; 3+ years interacting with executive leadership; 2+ years working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
Pay
$256,600.00 - $385,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
OCP, CXL, 3GPP NR, LTE, 3G
AI focus
Leads rack-scale architecture and platform direction for AI and data center infrastructure, including compute, networking, and advanced interconnects.
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