Power Management Systems Design and Verification Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a PMIC Systems Engineer to research, design, develop, integrate, and verify power management hardware and software solutions at the chipset/feature level.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure performance and power targets are met. The role emphasizes system-level design, test planning, and post-silicon verification, with opportunities across PMIC subsystems and mobile platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 1+ year of engineering work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Preferred: 2+ years in SMPS, LDO, converters, clocking, battery charging, and related PMIC areas.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of PMIC systems to assist in research, design, and development of hardware and software at chipset/feature level.
• Specifies power management products, functions, and supporting software to meet requirements.
• Assists in test platform hardware/software development, test planning, and post-silicon verification.
• Triages system-level issues to determine root causes.
• Develops PCB schematics and layouts under guidance; uses MATLAB, Excel, and Mentor Graphics for system design.

Skills

PMIC Systems

Power electronics

Python scripting

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Mentor Graphics

Excel

Python

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > PMIC Systems

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital and RF transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm PMIC Systems Engineer you will research, specify, design, develop, integrate, and verify power management hardware and software solutions at the chipset and/or feature level. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system-level performance and power metrics meet and exceed industry and customer expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 1+ year of Software, Hardware, Electrical, Systems, or related engineering work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: SMPS, LDO, Buck Converters, Boost Converters, Clock system generation and distribution, Battery charging and USB, Wireless battery charger, Battery fuel gauging, Haptics ERM/LRA, Precision references, Mobile phone hardware, PWB design, Chipset infrastructure and digital interfaces.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of PMIC Systems to assist in the research, design, and development hardware and software solutions at the chipset and/or feature level.
• Specifies power management products, functions, and supporting software to meet chipset level requirements.
• Assists in test platform HW/SW development, test planning, and post-silicon verification.
• Triages problems at the system-level to determine root cause.
• Applies expertise in power electronics (switch mode and linear), high bandwidth/low latency control interfaces, thermal analysis, power distribution networks, firmware coding, Python or similar scripting languages, PCB layout and construction, battery chemistry and industry standard interfaces in order to define, design, test, integrate and produce power management systems.
• Develops and reviews PCB schematics and design layouts for a specific sub-system of chipset design under guidance from more senior engineers.
• Utilizes design and simulation tools such as MATLAB, Excel and Mentor Graphics to execute the system design of a specific chipset and/or feature.
• Documents basic details about components, data, and functionality for a PMIC.

Level Of Responsibility

• Works under supervision.
• Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information.
• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$99,500.00 - $149,300.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.