Drimva

Qualcomm

Senior Leader, Signal and Power Integrity/Systems Architecture (High-Speed Interconnects) - Multiple locations

$257K–$385K

San Diego, California +4 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026

Location
San Diego, California
Austin, Texas
California Bay Area - Remote
Irvine, California
Oregon - Remote
Experience
15+ years developing high-speed communication, networking, or datacenter infrastructure products. Minimum qualifications also state 10+ years with a bachelor's degree, 9+ with a master's, or 8+ with a PhD in specified engineering fields.
Education
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related discipline. Minimum qualifications also list a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

About the job

Defines and productizes next-generation high-speed electrical interconnect architectures for AI, datacenter, networking, and HPC systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end architecture for 224G and 448G PAM4 interconnects across SerDes, packages, boards, connectors, cables, and rack-scale systems.
  • Set system-level signal and power integrity strategy, including channel modeling, compliance, PDN design, and simulation-to-silicon correlation.
  • Drive link technology optimization and productization with cross-functional teams, and guide future interconnect roadmaps.

What they ask for

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
  • 15+ years developing high-speed communication, networking, or datacenter infrastructure products.
  • Demonstrated success productizing 112G and/or 224G PAM4 electrical communication systems.
  • Deep expertise in high-speed SerDes, PAM4, SI/PI, package/PCB/interconnect design, channel modeling, and end-to-end electrical system architecture.

Nice to have

  • Experience with 224G+ and 448G interconnects, CPC/NPC and copper flyover architectures, AECs, advanced package substrates, or next-generation PCB technologies.
  • Familiarity with Ethernet, PCIe, UALink, NVLink, OIF CEI, IEEE 802.3, chiplets, UCIe, and heterogeneous integration.

Pay

$256,600.00 - $385,000.00 USD base salary

Tools

ADS, HFSS, CST, HSPICE, MATLAB, Python, Cadence Sigrity, PowerSI

AI focus

Develops high-speed interconnect technologies and electrical architectures for AI infrastructure and AI networking systems.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)