Senior Hardware Engineer – System-Level Test & Validation

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, optimize, verify, and test complex electronic systems. The role covers digital/analog/RF/optical domains, packaging, test systems, FPGA, and DSP implementations.

You will collaborate with design, verification, validation, software and systems teams to drive meeting power, performance, and area targets while aligning with roadmaps and manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Applies Hardware knowledge and experience to plan, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems.
• Integrates features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps.
• Conducts simulations and analyses of designs as well as implements designs with the best power, performance, and area.
• Collaborates with teams (e.g., design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, architecture development teams) to implement new requirements and incorporate test solutions in the production program.
• Evaluates, characterizes, and develops the manufacturing solutions for leading edge products in processes and bring-up product to meet customer expectations and schedules.
• Evaluates reliability of materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.
• Assists in the assessment of complex design features to identify potential flaws, compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for Hardware projects.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Circuit design

Schematic capture

Circuit simulation

Test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree in CS/EE

PhD in related field

Tools

Schematic capture software

Circuit simulation software

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

RF tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, optimize, verify, and test complex electronic systems. The role covers digital/analog/RF/optical domains, packaging, test systems, FPGA, and DSP implementations.

You will collaborate with design, verification, validation, software and systems teams to drive meeting power, performance, and area targets while aligning with roadmaps and manufacturing solutions.