Qualcomm
SoC Debug Engineer, Staff
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California +4 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Austin, Texas
Folsom, California
Hillsboro, Oregon
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 6+ years in pre-silicon and post-silicon enabling and bring-up; the posting also lists degree alternatives: bachelor's plus 4+ years, master's plus 3+ years, or PhD plus 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Education
- Required: Master's in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering. Also lists bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or a related field with the corresponding experience alternatives.
About the job
Leads pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up and debugging of SoC platforms for server, compute, and mobile chipsets, identifying root causes and improving failure triage.
What you'll do
- Lead platform bring-up, failure analysis, and root-cause debugging in pre-silicon and post-silicon phases.
- Develop debug strategies and faster triage approaches to isolate failing system components, including PVT and marginality issues.
- Troubleshoot server hardware and investigate manufacturing defects, implementing corrective actions to improve quality and reliability.
What they ask for
- At least 6 years of experience with pre-silicon and post-silicon enabling, bring-up, and embedded-platform failure analysis.
- RTL inspection and basic RTL understanding; experience resolving complex debug issues across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases.
- Experience leading system-debug efforts, developing platform debug solutions and strategies, and driving complex issues to root cause.
- Experience debugging low-level software and hardware, using JTAG, and operating lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.
Nice to have
- Programming or scripting experience with C, Assembly, Perl, or Python; knowledge of power and performance.
- Hands-on experience with TCU, PVT, Fmax, Vmin testing, server boot and reset scenarios, reboot stress testing, or multi-die secure boot.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
RTL, JTAG, C, Assembly, Perl, Python, Logic Analyzer, Scope
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