Qualcomm
Sr. Staff NPI Quality Engineer-DataCenter
$170K–$255K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 2+ years with a PhD in Hardware Engineering or related work.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Represents Quality Engineering on semiconductor and PCIe/server/rack AI DataCenter product development teams, ensuring quality readiness from NPI through high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Drive reliability, supplier, RMA, and product readiness; lead reviews, gate readiness, and risk assessments.
- Develop AQL sampling plans, manage supplier quality, and lead supplier qualification and continuous improvement.
- Lead excursion decisions and corrective actions, mitigate development risks, and own product quality across NPI and HVM.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience; OR master’s degree in one of these fields and 3+ years; OR PhD in one of these fields and 2+ years.
Nice to have
- Quality or engineering experience in PC/PCIe, CCA, PCB, semiconductor, cloud data center, server, mobile, or related industry; hands-on quality tools, statistics, and problem-solving.
- Fab and SAT hands-on experience; ASQ certification.
Pay
$169,800.00 - $254,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
PCIe, AQL, ESD, MSL, SMT, PC, CCA, PCB
AI focus
Supports quality engineering for AI DataCenter semiconductor and PCIe/server/rack products; no AI development work is stated.
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