Senior Hardware Design Engineer – PCB & Reference Platforms - Cork, Ireland

Qualcomm; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and bonus program

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education assistance

Relocation and immigration support

Life, medical, income and travel保险

Well-being programs

Bicycle purchase scheme

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited designs and develops motherboards/add-in cards for Qualcomm reference designs and SOC platforms from Cork. The engineer will own schematics, PCB layouts and testing, coordinating with Integrated Platform Solutions, PCB, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to move concepts to production.

The role requires strong hardware fundamentals, firmware familiarity, and excellent teamwork. A degree in Engineering and 5+ years of hardware experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• 5+ years of Hardware Engineering experience or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures and digital interfaces (I2C/I3C, SPI, UART).
• Experience in PCB design, prototyping and debugging (logic analyzer, oscilloscope).
• Schematic capture and PCB layout tooling experience is a plus (Mentor Graphics Xpedition).
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Own schematics design, lead PCB layouts, design reviews, component selections, and coordinate manufacturing processes.
• Develop functional specifications for systems, cards, and sub-systems architectures.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to support customer-specific hardware requirements.
• Assist cross-functional teams in bring-up and debugging of hardware systems and SOC configurations.
• Contribute to next-generation devices evaluating new sensor modalities and data analysis techniques.

Skills

Embedded C / C++ firmware development

Microcontroller architecture

I2C / I3C / SPI / UART

PCB design debugging

Schematic capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition

Job description

Company

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Overview

Design and develop motherboards/add in cards/modules for Qualcomm new reference designs and SOC simulation platforms. Primary responsibilities include working with cross functional teams (Integrated Platform Solutions, PCB, mechanical, manufacturing, etc.) for execution of projects from concept to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own schematics design, lead PCB layouts, design reviews, component selections, mechanical designs, develop test plans and coordinate manufacturing processes.
• Develop functional specifications for systems, cards, sub-systems architectures.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to develop and support customer‑specific hardware and system requirements.
• Assist cross‑functional teams in the bring‑up and debugging of hardware systems, cards, and SOC configurations.
• Collaborate on the development of next‑generation devices to evaluate new sensor modalities and data analysis techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Hardware Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller architecture, digital interfaces such as I2C / I3C, SPI, and UART, and familiarity with analog and digital circuits.
• Experience in PCB design, prototyping, and debugging (logic analyzer, oscilloscope).
• Excellent debugging, trouble shooting and analytical skills that may be applied to resolve potential system issues.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Embedded C / C++ firmware development and debugging.
• Fundamental knowledge of sensor physics, circuit design, analog analysis, and statistics.
• Experience in electromagnetics, EMI/EMC design.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well‑being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.