Rack-Scale Hardware Design Lead

Qualcomm Incorporated; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus program

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced System Hardware and Validation Technical Lead to drive next-generation rack-scale AI inference hardware for liquid-cooled data centers.

You'll partner with SoC, software/firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure milestones from concept to production are met. You will lead cross-functional reviews, manage requirements and schedules, and own integration plans across compute nodes, PCIe, networking, power, cooling, and telemetry, while guiding

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in systems or hardware engineering, hardware project lifecycle management, and technical product/program management.
• Experience with rack level systems and components.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution for next-generation Qualcomm rack-scale designs within a matrixed organization spanning multiple teams and global sites.
• Define and manage requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables in alignment with engineering teams, partners, and stakeholders.
• Own rack-level integration plans across compute nodes/accelerators, PCIe fabrics, networking, storage, power delivery, cooling, and rack management/telemetry.
• Drive firmware/software/hardware co-design execution, aligning BIOS/BMC/Redfish/telemetry requirements with hardware schedules and validation gates.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and readiness reviews (architecture, schematic/layout, SI/PI, thermal, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing), and close actions to schedule.
• Coordinate platform-level debug and instrumentation (telemetry, logging, health monitoring) to accelerate failure analysis and improve observability.
• Establish and run triage mechanisms (issue intake, prioritization, defect metrics) and drive issues to root cause, corrective action, and verified closure.
• Define and track program-level KPIs (schedule health, build quality, defect trends, coverage, yield, reliability) and publish executive dashboards and weekly program reviews.
• Identify program risks, drive mitigation plans, and manage scope changes while proactively communicating status and decisions to stakeholders.

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced System Hardware and Validation Technical Lead to drive next-generation rack-scale AI inference hardware for liquid-cooled data centers.

You'll partner with SoC, software/firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure milestones from concept to production are met. You will lead cross-functional reviews, manage requirements and schedules, and own integration plans across compute nodes, PCIe, networking, power, cooling, and telemetry, while guiding