Principal Platform & PCB Architect – Personal Compute

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Chipset Project Engineer – Hardware PCB/Platform Systems for Personal Compute to lead platform and PCB architecture across the compute product portfolio.

You will drive cost‑optimized decisions, influence roadmaps, and engage with vendors and OEMs for scalable, low‑cost, high‑performance PC platforms. Responsibilities include leading cross‑functional teams across chipset systems, product management, and packaging to ensure manufacturable designs that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree with 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD with 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead early PCB architectural trade‑off decisions focusing on cost, power, performance and risk.
• Set and own targets for PCB cost, area and BOM while maintaining best-in-class performance.
• Influence platform roadmaps and collaborate with vendors, OEMs and ODMs for scalable, low-cost designs.

Skills

PCB design

Power delivery networks

Signal integrity

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Master's degree in engineering/compute/related field

PhD in engineering/compute

Tools

PCB design tools

Layout review collaboration

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Chipset Project Engineer – Hardware PCB/Platform Systems for Personal Compute to lead platform and PCB architecture across the compute product portfolio.

You will drive cost‑optimized decisions, influence roadmaps, and engage with vendors and OEMs for scalable, low‑cost, high‑performance PC platforms. Responsibilities include leading cross‑functional teams across chipset systems, product management, and packaging to ensure manufacturable designs that