Qualcomm
Senior System and Hardware Validation Engineer
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- Bachelor's: 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience; master's: 1+ year; PhD: no experience stated. Preferred: 3+ years in systems or hardware engineering, hardware project lifecycle management, and technical product/program management.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads cross-functional development, integration, validation, and program execution for rack-scale AI inference systems from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Own rack-level integration plans and coordinate hardware, firmware, software, manufacturing, and validation activities.
- Lead design reviews, platform debug, issue triage, and corrective actions through verified closure.
- Manage requirements, schedules, risks, program KPIs, and stakeholder status reporting.
What they ask for
- 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 a related field and 1+ year of related experience; OR PhD in a related field.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with rack-level systems, server technologies, hardware program management, and cross-functional technical teams.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
PCIe, BIOS, BMC, Redfish, telemetry, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, JIRA/Confluence
AI focus
Develops rack-level AI inference solutions for next-generation liquid-cooled data centers.
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