Senior Director: AI Datacenter SoC Architecture

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 249,900 - 375,800; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Director of SoC Architecture to define and drive the long‑term technology strategy for next‑generation AI datacenter products.

You will lead architectural direction across security, RAS, and virtualization, partnering with executive leadership and key customers to shape an AI infrastructure roadmap. This role demands deep expertise in server SoCs and datacenter networks, with a track record of leading large cross‑functional programs and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in hardware architecture, product development, and commercialization, including leadership of large-scale technical initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience in datacenter technologies including servers, accelerators, AI infrastructure, or related systems.
• Deep expertise across datacenter architecture including security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle management, and deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic direction for datacenter security, RAS, and virtualization by engaging with hyperscalers, enterprise customers, industry consortia, and ODM partners.
• Build executive-level relationships with customers to understand long-term hardware and software requirements and influence future platform roadmaps.
• Drive analysis of AI server and datacenter deployment trends to identify technology gaps, market opportunities, and competitive differentiation.
• Lead architecture strategy and investment decisions required to enable next-generation AI infrastructure products from SoC through server and rack-scale deployments.

Skills

Hardware architecture leadership

Datacenter technologies

Executive stakeholder engagement

Scale-up / scale-out architectures

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Director of SoC Architecture to define and drive the long‑term technology strategy for next‑generation AI datacenter products.

You will lead architectural direction across security, RAS, and virtualization, partnering with executive leadership and key customers to shape an AI infrastructure roadmap. This role demands deep expertise in server SoCs and datacenter networks, with a track record of leading large cross‑functional programs and