Qualcomm
Server Product Architect (RISC-V) – Sr. Director
$301K–$451K
Santa Clara, California +3 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas
Folsom, California
Hillsboro, Oregon - Experience
- Minimum: 10+ years with a bachelor's degree, 9+ years with a master's degree, or 8+ years with a PhD. Preferred: 15 years in semiconductor product development; 15+ years in CPU and/or SoC architecture, including at least 5 years with RISC-V-based products; 5+ years building high-performance server products.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Defines RISC-V server SoC architecture and translates customer and platform needs into product KPIs, architecture decisions, and implementation guidance.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with chip and platform architects on product and SoC architecture and server roadmaps.
- Model and evaluate performance, power, area, cost, RAS, and other product trade-offs.
- Create architecture specifications and communicate decisions to cross-functional engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 10+ years of relevant work experience, or master's degree and 9+ years, or PhD and 8+ years.
- 15+ years of experience in CPU and/or SoC architecture, including at least 5 years with RISC-V-based products.
- Strong understanding of RISC-V profiles and RV64 application processor requirements.
- Expertise in multiple server SoC architecture domains, including AIA and IOMMU architecture.
Nice to have
- Experience with ARM architecture, including server architectures.
- Proven track record delivering hyperscale data center solutions.
Pay
$300,800.00 - $451,200.00 (USD; pay range; salary/base pay)
Tools
RISC-V, RV64, AIA, IOMMU, ARM, CoVE
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