Senior Hardware Engineer - SoC/SIP & Rack Systems

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 162,600 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer for data center AI hardware. You will lead rack-level designs, PCB layouts, and system integration across PCIe cards, backplanes, and environments; collaborate with ODMs and internal teams to meet performance goals.

The role requires deep experience in card/rack design, high-speed interfaces, power delivery, and debugging at hardware and system levels; travel to sites and customer locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead schematics design, PCB layouts, design reviews, component selections, mechanical and thermal designs, and develop test plans.
• Co-develop functional specifications for systems, cards, sub-systems, and rack-level architectures.
• Collaborate with internal teams and ODMs to develop and support customer‑specific hardware and system requirements.
• Facilitate consensus on technical trade‑offs at hardware, software, and chip design levels.
• Support architecture and card designs including accelerator SoCs, memory, I/O, power delivery, electrical/mechanical integration, and PCB definition/design.

Skills

System/card/rack-level development

PCB layout

Thermal management

Signal integrity

ODM/OEM collaboration

Firmware & software understanding

Documentation of SOWs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Mentor Expedition

SPICE

Oscilloscopes

JTAG

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer for data center AI hardware. You will lead rack-level designs, PCB layouts, and system integration across PCIe cards, backplanes, and environments; collaborate with ODMs and internal teams to meet performance goals.

The role requires deep experience in card/rack design, high-speed interfaces, power delivery, and debugging at hardware and system levels; travel to sites and customer locations is expected.