DDR/LPDDR Characterization Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual RSU grants

Discretionary bonus program

Competitive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an engineer for testing high‑speed IPs and LP‑DDR/PC‑DDR subsystems. You will define and execute characterization plans, drive root cause analysis, and develop automated test scripts for efficient silicon evaluation across condition variations.

The role emphasizes data‑driven decision making, debugging, and cross‑functional collaboration with IC Design, Systems, and Hardware Applications teams to ensure robust design and manufacturing readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience with Python/C# for test automation is required.
• Strong problem solving, debugging and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop test methodologies and characterization plans for LP-DDR and PC-DDR subsystems.
• Analyze silicon performance across process, voltage, and temperature variations.
• Automate test scripts, procedures, and data processing to accelerate bring-up and characterization.

Skills

Python

C#

Test automation

Problem solving

Debugging

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

TDRs/VNAs

J-BERT

Power measurement tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an engineer for testing high‑speed IPs and LP‑DDR/PC‑DDR subsystems. You will define and execute characterization plans, drive root cause analysis, and develop automated test scripts for efficient silicon evaluation across condition variations.

The role emphasizes data‑driven decision making, debugging, and cross‑functional collaboration with IC Design, Systems, and Hardware Applications teams to ensure robust design and manufacturing readiness.