Senior SoC Debug Engineer — Platform Bring-up & Root-Cause

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 174,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin seeks a Senior SoC Debug Engineer for Server/Compute/Mobile chipsets. You will lead bring up, debug and root-cause analysis across pre-Si and post-Si stages, collaborating with architects, designers, verification and software teams.

You will define debug strategies, operate lab equipment, and work on RTL inspection, JTAG, and real-time hardware/software debugging to improve product quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in pre-Si and post-Si debugging on embedded platforms.
• RTL inspection and basic RTL understanding.
• Experience solving complex debug across pre-Si and post-Si phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead bring up and debug at embedded platform level in pre-Si and post-Si.
• Perform RTL inspection and root-cause analysis for post-Si issues.
• Develop strategies to speed platform-level debugging and triage failures.
• Debug server hardware components including motherboards, processors and memory.
• Investigate defects and implement corrective actions to improve quality.

Skills

RTL inspection

Debugging

Root cause analysis

JTAG

Lab equipment usage

C, Assembly, Python

Server hardware knowledge

Pre-Si / Post-Si bring-up

Education

Master's in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's in Science or Engineering

PhD in Science or Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Logic Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Signal Generator

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin seeks a Senior SoC Debug Engineer for Server/Compute/Mobile chipsets. You will lead bring up, debug and root-cause analysis across pre-Si and post-Si stages, collaborating with architects, designers, verification and software teams.

You will define debug strategies, operate lab equipment, and work on RTL inspection, JTAG, and real-time hardware/software debugging to improve product quality and reliability.