Senior HSIO Bench Test Engineer - High-Speed SerDes

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus program

RSU grants

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Post Silicon Engineering specialist to develop test solutions for highly integrated SOCs and perform high-speed SERDES characterization across PCIe, USB4, UFS, DP, MIPI, and related interfaces.

The role focuses on defining test methodologies, driving silicon bring-up, PI/SI debugging, and collaboration with IC design, systems engineering, and customer teams to ensure robust designs and timely issue resolution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute development of test methodologies and characterization of high speed SERDES interfaces such as PCIe, USB4, UFS, DP, MIPI(DSI, CSI), PLLs and other proprietary interfaces.
• Develop and execute characterization plans for high speed interfaces to optimize design parameters and validate electrical compliance, drive first silicon bring up & debug to qualify designs.
• Assist in hardware design and debug power integrity (PI) and signal integrity (SI) issues related to package and board design.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams such as IC Design, Systems Engineering for chip/circuit bring up and debug, and with Customer Engineering and Hardware Applications teams to resolve customer issues/RMA debug in a time critical environment.
• Deliver quality work products, continually learn about Qualcomm products and industry trends, and conduct specialized analyses (feasibility studies, signal integrity, teardown analyses).

Skills

High speed validation

Signal integrity

SERDES concepts

Python/C# for test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Master's Degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

TDRs/VNAs

J-BERT

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Post Silicon Engineering specialist to develop test solutions for highly integrated SOCs and perform high-speed SERDES characterization across PCIe, USB4, UFS, DP, MIPI, and related interfaces.

The role focuses on defining test methodologies, driving silicon bring-up, PI/SI debugging, and collaboration with IC design, systems engineering, and customer teams to ensure robust designs and timely issue resolution in a fast-paced environment.