Qualcomm
Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer, SoC/SIP
$170K–$255K
San Diego, California +1 · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- Bachelor's: 6+ years; master's: 5+ years; PhD: 4+ years. Preferred: 10+ years hardware engineering/systems development; 4+ years in specified areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field. Preferred master's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Designs and delivers AI data-center hardware—from SoC/SIP cards and systems to rack-level inference solutions—through production, integration, validation, and deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead schematics, PCB layouts, design reviews, component selection, mechanical and thermal design, and test planning.
- Develop system, card, subsystem, and rack-level specifications; resolve technical issues and support hardware bring-up, debugging, manufacturing, and deployment.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and ODM/JDM partners on requirements, technical milestones, training, and rack-level integration.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6+ years of hardware engineering or related work experience; OR master's degree and 5+ years; OR PhD and 4+ years.
- Experience developing, validating, and deploying enterprise-class hardware at system, card, or rack level, including rack integration, power delivery, thermal management, and diagnostics.
- Strong board-level and high-speed design experience, including dense 8–20+ layer PCBs, PCIe cards, signal/power integrity, and interfaces such as PCIe Gen5/6 and 200/400/800 GbE.
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools, circuit simulation, lab debugging, component qualification, and hardware/software integration.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of hardware engineering/systems development experience; 4+ years in circuit design, schematic capture and circuit simulation, or hardware measurement instruments.
Pay
$169,800.00 - $254,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition, SPICE, PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE, JTAG
AI focus
Design and development of AI data-center hardware and rack-level inference solutions.
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