Senior Director, Rack-Scale Hardware & Thermal Strategy

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 252,000 - 378,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Engineering in San Diego to lead rack-scale platform strategy and thermal designs for data center systems. You will partner with ODMs, customers, and internal teams to drive multi-generation roadmaps and enable scalable deployment.

The role requires extensive hands-on hardware experience, executive communication, and an ability to align silicon, software, and business stakeholders across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Thermal, HW Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred or higher.
• 10+ years in hardware engineering leadership or management.

Responsibilities

• Set multi-generation rack strategy and architecture across generations.
• Own executive ODM/OEM and customer relationships.
• Drive liquid cooling, CDU manifolds, and high-density thermal strategy.
• Oversee deployment from NPI to large-scale field deployment in data centers.
• Represent Qualcomm with industry standards bodies and customers.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Rack-scale hardware

Thermal engineering

ODM/OEM partnerships

Server hardware design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

OCP standards knowledge

Open rack ecosystem

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Director of Engineering in San Diego to lead rack-scale platform strategy and thermal designs for data center systems. You will partner with ODMs, customers, and internal teams to drive multi-generation roadmaps and enable scalable deployment.

The role requires extensive hands-on hardware experience, executive communication, and an ability to align silicon, software, and business stakeholders across the enterprise.