Baseband & High-Speed Hardware Systems Engineer

Nutanix; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer in the San Diego area to join the Central Baseband Hardware Systems organization.

You will define requirements and develop platform architectures for mobile and compute products based on Qualcomm SoCs, ASICs, and PMICs, with high-speed interfaces and cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes design, SI/PI analysis, DFT/DFM practices, and collaboration across silicon, package, CAD, and ODM partners to deliver

Qualifications

• Board-level hardware design experience involving CPU-based platforms and consumer electronics.
• Digital/baseband and analog circuit design experience.
• Experience with signal integrity and power integrity tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency with PCB schematic capture and layout tools such as Xpedition and/or Allegro.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define system and reference design requirements in collaboration with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Develop and document platform architectures for mobile, AR/VR, wearable, laptop, tablet, and compute products based on Qualcomm SoCs, ASICs, and PMICs.
• Design and implement high-speed digital/baseband hardware, including schematic capture, BOM development, PCB/PWB layout support, and stackup definition.
• Perform signal integrity and power integrity analysis, simulation, and optimization for high-speed interfaces, memory subsystems, and power delivery networks.
• Design and integrate high-speed interfaces including PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
• Support electrical and mechanical integration of hardware into consumer product form factors.
• Collaborate with silicon, package, systems, CAD, and customer engineering teams to drive successful platform development.
• Provide technical leadership and direct engagement with ODM partners throughout reference design development and production.
• Conduct design reviews, develop design guidelines, and provide feedback on ODM-manufactured designs.
• Apply DFT, DFM, and high-volume manufacturing best practices throughout the design process.
• Quickly assimilate into existing projects, interpret technical requirements, and solve complex hardware design challenges.

Skills

Board-level hardware design

Digital/baseband design

Analog circuit design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

PCB schematic capture

PCB layout

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Xpedition

Allegro

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer in the San Diego area to join the Central Baseband Hardware Systems organization.

You will define requirements and develop platform architectures for mobile and compute products based on Qualcomm SoCs, ASICs, and PMICs, with high-speed interfaces and cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes design, SI/PI analysis, DFT/DFM practices, and collaboration across silicon, package, CAD, and ODM partners to deliver