Scale-Out Ethernet Architect for AI Datacenters

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 192,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Hardware Scale-Out Architect to define the next generation of AI datacenter products.

This role leads architecture for Ethernet-based AI/datacenter fabrics connecting servers, accelerators, racks, and multi-rack clusters. You will collaborate with SoC, software, card, platform, and product teams to drive end-to-end system architecture, Ethernet fabrics, NICs, switch ASICs, transport protocols, telemetry, security, and reliability features

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hardware ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
• 7+ years with a Master's degree in Science/Engineering.
• 6+ years with a PhD in Science/Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Ethernet, InfiniBand, RoCEv2, RDMA.
• Ability to collaborate with software teams to optimize data movement.
• 3+ years of datacenter product experience.

Responsibilities

• Define next-generation scale-out network architectures for AI and cloud datacenter deployments.
• Develop end-to-end system architecture spanning accelerator cards, servers, racks, and multi-rack clusters.
• Drive architecture and requirements for Ethernet fabrics, NICs/SuperNICs, switch ASICs, transport protocols, telemetry, security, virtualization, RAS, and reliability features.
• Analyze DMA engines, data flows, packet flows, and system bottlenecks to optimize bandwidth, latency, utilization, and scalability.
• Collaborate with software, SoC design, card design, platform, and validation teams to realize connectivity solutions for AI scale-up and scale-out deployments.
• Provide technical leadership across physical, link, transaction, transport, and protocol layers of high-speed interfaces and datacenter networking systems.

Skills

ASIC design

System architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

High-speed I/O

Security and reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

PCIe

CXL

UCIe

OpenBMC

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Hardware Scale-Out Architect to define the next generation of AI datacenter products.

This role leads architecture for Ethernet-based AI/datacenter fabrics connecting servers, accelerators, racks, and multi-rack clusters. You will collaborate with SoC, software, card, platform, and product teams to drive end-to-end system architecture, Ethernet fabrics, NICs, switch ASICs, transport protocols, telemetry, security, and reliability features