Qualcomm
Server SoC System Architect
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas
San Diego, California - Experience
- Bachelor’s: 4+ years; master’s: 3+ years; PhD: 2+ years of relevant work experience. Preferred: over 5 years designing datacenter hardware and at least 2 years architecting and developing datacenter technologies.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Architects datacenter SoC and system infrastructure for secure debug, telemetry, reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS), and server manageability.
What you'll do
- Define SoC and system architecture for datacenter debug, telemetry, RAS, and server management capabilities.
- Coordinate across hardware, firmware, software, validation, and product teams; prepare technical documentation and reports.
- Participate in industry standards organizations and ensure infrastructure aligns with relevant standards and best practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field plus 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR master’s degree in a related field plus 3+ years; OR PhD in a related field plus 2+ years.
- Understanding of SoC hardware architecture and experience architecting or designing complex SoCs.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Over 5 years designing hardware for datacenter environments; at least 2 years architecting and developing datacenter products, with a proven track record in hyperscale solutions.
- Experience with datacenter architecture and lifecycle, debug, telemetry, RAS, manageability, security technologies, and industry forums or specification development.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
MIPI STP, DMTF PLDM
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