Qualcomm
Support Engineer (Lab Support and Mechanical Engineering)
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- Five or more years of relevant experience. The posting also lists qualification alternatives: 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 Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
About the job
Provides hands-on mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware design and support while sustaining daily post-silicon validation lab operations.
What you'll do
- Design, build, install, troubleshoot, and sustain lab fixtures, tooling, mounts, racks, and other mechanical systems.
- Set up and support validation platforms, automated handlers, thermal equipment, and lab-based testing and characterization.
- Maintain lab equipment, inventories, documentation, safety, and coordination with engineering, facilities, IT, vendors, and machine shops.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience assembling, installing, configuring, troubleshooting, repairing, or maintaining physical hardware and lab equipment.
- Experience supporting automated handlers, pick-and-place systems, thermal equipment or chambers, rack-mounted platforms, test equipment, manufacturing equipment, or post-silicon validation labs.
- Working familiarity with mechanical assemblies, tools, fabrication methods, engineering drawings, and mechanical documentation.
- Ability to work onsite and support project-driven activities outside core hours when required.
Nice to have
- Proficiency with parametric CAD or drafting tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, or Inventor.
- Experience with prototype fabrication, electro-mechanical systems, vendor coordination, or automation and scripting such as Python.
Pay
$41.70 - $62.50 (USD; pay range; pay basis not specified)
Tools
Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor, Python, Windows
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