Qualcomm
Support Engineer (Lab Support and Automation)
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- The posting gives differing thresholds: 5+ years of relevant engineering support, laboratory operations, or related technical experience; minimum qualifications also list Bachelor's degree and 2+ years, Associate's degree and 3+ years, or high school diploma/equivalent and 4+ years of Support Engineering or related work experience. Relevant advanced degrees may substitute for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years).
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent plus relevant technical experience, or an associate degree or technical certification in a related field, or a bachelor's degree in a listed related discipline. Minimum qualifications separately specify a bachelor's, associate's, or high school diploma/equivalent with the corresponding experience.
About the job
Develops and sustains automation for SoC post-silicon validation while troubleshooting lab systems and supporting hands-on testing and daily operations.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain applications, workflows, data pipelines, dashboards, and infrastructure automation for validation activities.
- Troubleshoot and support validation platforms, lab IT, servers, software, hardware, and automated handlers; assist with test execution and characterization.
- Document procedures, manage lab readiness and equipment, and coordinate with engineering, IT, facilities, and vendors.
What they ask for
- Strong proficiency in Python and application development, including experience building software automation, workflow tools, test infrastructure, data-processing solutions, or full-stack applications.
- Experience with databases and data access using SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, or comparable technologies.
- Working knowledge of source control, CI/CD, unit and regression testing, debugging, and software-release practices.
- Relevant education or experience: see education and experience fields; must be able to work onsite and support project-driven activities outside core hours when required.
Nice to have
- Experience with web technologies, cloud platforms, CI/CD and automation testing, or data analysis and visualization.
- Experience with generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, Agile/Scrum, or post-silicon validation and lab equipment.
Pay
$41.70 - $62.50 (USD; pay range; pay basis not specified)
Tools
Python, Flask, C#, SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Splunk, Jenkins
AI focus
May evaluate and apply statistical analysis, machine learning, generative AI, or agentic AI where useful for validation automation or data analysis.
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