RF & Mixed‑Signal Post‑Silicon Validation Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,200 - 141,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus program

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a talented RF/MS engineer for the RFMS PDTE team to drive bring-up, development, and validation of modem and RF mixed-signal blocks. The role focuses on lab work, debugging, data analysis, and test hardware/software development.

The position emphasizes end-to-end functionality of the RF transceiver chain, with collaboration across design, validation, and manufacturing to enable production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience with RF/mixed-signal measurement methodologies.
• Hands-on lab experience with spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
• Strong data analysis and scripting in Python or C#.
• Experience with experiment design and bias reduction.

Responsibilities

• Post-silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization of mixed-signal and RF IP.
• Design and execute experiments to characterize performance, remove bias, and extrapolate sample data to broader populations.
• Develop test hardware and software to support characterization and production enablement.
• Create and maintain lab automation frameworks using Python, C#, and AI-assisted tools.
• Support production IP qualification, yield analysis, and manufacturing enablement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, validation, and manufacturing.

Skills

RF engineering

Measurement methodologies

Python scripting

C# programming

Lab automation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

C#

JTAG debuggers

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a talented RF/MS engineer for the RFMS PDTE team to drive bring-up, development, and validation of modem and RF mixed-signal blocks. The role focuses on lab work, debugging, data analysis, and test hardware/software development.

The position emphasizes end-to-end functionality of the RF transceiver chain, with collaboration across design, validation, and manufacturing to enable production readiness.