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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