Senior Leader, Electrical Systems Architect (224G/448G High-Speed Interconnects)

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 257,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Leader, Electrical Systems Architect to define, develop, and productize next‑generation high‑speed electrical interconnect technologies for AI, hyperscale datacenter, networking, and HPC platforms.

You will lead architecture spanning silicon to rack‑scale systems and guide cross‑functional teams to deliver state‑of‑the‑art interconnect solutions. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in 224G/448G PAM4 signaling, SI/PI methodologies,

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in high-speed communication, networking, or datacenter products.
• Experience productizing 112G and/or 224G PAM4 electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive end-to-end architecture for 224G/448G PAM4 interconnect systems (SerDes, package, PCB, connector, cable, flyover, rack-scale).
• Lead system-level SI and PI strategy including channel budgeting, COM analysis, and silicon-to-system correlation.
• Drive architecture, modeling, and optimization of PHY/SerDes, equalization, FEC, and performance tradeoffs.
• Partner with silicon, package, board, power, and system teams to productize advanced connectivity solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for future interconnect roadmaps enabling scalable AI infrastructure.

Skills

High-speed SerDes

PAM4 signaling

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

Package design

PCB design

Connector design

Advanced packaging

Channel modeling

System-level analysis

IEEE standards knowledge

End-to-end electrical system

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Sigrity

HFSS

ADS

HSPICE

MATLAB

Python

SystemVerilog

Verilog-A

COM analysis tools

IBIS-AMI modeling

Clarity

PowerSI

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Packaging Engineering

General Summary:

The Qualcomm Central Hardware Systems (CHS) team is seeking a Senior Leader, Electrical Systems Architect to define, develop, and productize next-generation high-speed electrical interconnect technologies for AI, hyperscale datacenter, networking, and HPC platforms.

The successful candidate will be a recognized technical leader with deep expertise in 224G/448G PAM4 signaling, SerDes architectures, Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), advanced packaging, PCB design, connector technologies, and end-to-end electrical system analysis. This role will drive architecture and technology decisions spanning silicon, package, PCB, power delivery networks, connectors, cables, CPC/NPC flyover solutions, and rack-scale systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive end-to-end architecture for next-generation 224G and 448G PAM4 electrical interconnect systems, including SerDes, package, PCB, connector, cable, CPC, NPC, flyover, and rack-scale connectivity solutions.
• Lead system-level Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) strategy, including channel budgeting, COM analysis, insertion loss, return loss, jitter, crosstalk, PDN design, and simulation-to-silicon correlation.
• Drive architecture, modeling, and optimization of high-speed link technologies spanning PHY/SerDes architectures, equalization techniques, FEC, channel operating margins, and system performance tradeoffs across bandwidth, reach, power, latency, and reliability.
• Partner across silicon, package, board, power, and system teams to develop and productize advanced electrical connectivity solutions leveraging advanced packaging, CPC/NPC flyover architectures, and next-generation PCB technologies.
• Provide technical leadership for future interconnect roadmaps, enabling scalable AI infrastructure through innovations in 224G/448G signaling, SI/PI methodologies, heterogeneous integration, and end-to-end electrical system design.

Required:

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience developing high-speed communication, networking, or datacenter infrastructure products.
• Demonstrated success productizing 112G and/or 224G PAM4 electrical communication systems.

Technical Expertise

• High-speed SerDes architectures
• PAM4 communication systems
• Signal Integrity (SI)
• Power Integrity (PI)
• Package, PCB, connector, and cable design
• Power delivery network architecture
• Advanced packaging technologies
• Channel modeling and compliance methodologies
• End-to-end electrical system architecture
• AI networking, scale-up, and scale-out infrastructures

Hands-on experience with:

• ADS, HFSS, CST, HSPICE, MATLAB, Python, Cadence Sigrity, PowerSI, Clarity, SystemVerilog, Verilog-A, COM analysis tools, IBIS-AMI modeling

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and productizing 224G+ and 448G electrical interconnect solutions.
• Experience with CPC, NPC, copper flyover architectures, AECs, advanced package substrates, and next-generation PCB technologies.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, PCIe, UALink, NVLink, OIF CEI, IEEE 802.3, and AI networking fabrics.
• Experience with chiplets, UCIe, heterogeneous integration, EIC/PIC interfaces, and advanced packaging technologies.
• Track record influencing technology roadmaps, industry standards, and large cross-functional architecture decisions.
• Proven technical leadership and mentorship of senior engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 9+ years of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 8+ year of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

• $256,600.00 - $385,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.