Qualcomm
Sr. Director, Data Center Chipset PE
$282K–$422K
San Diego, California +1 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- 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; additional preferred experience thresholds are 5+ years balancing product KPI/cost tradeoffs, 5+ years managing project costs, 4+ years in a large matrixed organization, and 3+ years in a role interacting with executive leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
About the job
Leads Data Center chipset development from concept through commercialization, coordinating engineering teams to deliver hardware, software, testing, documentation, and tools for customer products.
What you'll do
- Oversee chipset development and resolution of engineering issues across subsystems and components.
- Set schedules, costs, requirements, and KPIs; guide verification, testing, and validation.
- Supervise managers and shape project budgets, performance standards, and long-term plans.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 10+ years of relevant experience; OR master's degree and 9+ years; OR PhD and 8+ years.
- Relevant experience must be in Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 15+ years in semiconductor product development; experience with product KPI/cost tradeoffs, project cost management, matrixed organizations, or executive interaction.
Pay
$281,600.00 - $422,400.00 (base salary)
AI focus
Develops Data Center AI chipsets for AI inference and oversees chipset engineering through commercialization.
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