Principal SOC Architect, AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 172,800 - 304,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SoC architect to advance AI products in the datacenter. This role focuses on datacenter security, RAS, and virtualization, requiring significant expertise.

Candidates must have extensive HW design experience and should excel in working with international teams. The position offers a competitive salary range of $172,800 to $304,900 along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HW design, testing, and commercialization experience.
• 3+ years in datacenter products like servers and accelerators.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter security, RAS, and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze AI server deployments in various datacenters.
• Architect enhancements for next-gen AI products.
• Collaborate with customers to define HW and SW requirements.

Skills

HW design experience

Expertise in datacenter security

Virtualization knowledge

Reliability analysis

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced SoC architect to work on the next generation AI products in the datacenter.

We are looking for a data center engineer whose expertise spans security, RAS and/or virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements
• Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements
• Analysis of the current AI server deployments in different datacenters
• Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products

Design the SOC architecture for at least one or more of the following areas

1. RAS

• Reliability analysis of the card, server and rack level systems
• Design/architect for easy serviceability
• Implement HW/SW techniques for improved availability to mitigate failures

2. Virtualization

• Support multiple clients using VMs on the same HW platform
• Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients

3. Security

• Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years HW design, testing and commercialization experience
• 3+ years of experience of working in datacenter related products - servers, accelerators etc.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter – security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle, deployments etc.
• Good knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience and knowledge of Server SOC security specifically in the area of Confidential Compute
• Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum is a plus
• Experience and knowledge in defining RAS infrastructure at the Server SoC level
• Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, TDISP etc.
• Good knowledge of server SOC architectures focusing on security, RAS and virtualization
• Good knowledge of Ethernet protocols with emphasis on error recovery and virtualization
• Ability to work with PdM (Product Marketing) and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS and virtualization etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$172,800.00 - $304,900.00. 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. 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. In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.