Senior System-Level Test Engineer - Hardware

Qualcomm Incorporated; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, verify and test electronic systems and related hardware components, including DSP/FPGA, RF and optical subsystems. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet performance and schedule targets.

The role emphasizes bring‑up yield, reliability, and manufacturing solutions, with an opportunity to contribute across digital/analog/RF domains and to document technical work extensively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS or EE with 2+ years hardware engineering or related experience.
• Master's in CS/EE with 1+ year hardware engineering or related experience.
• PhD in CS/EE/Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Plan, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring‑up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, and DSP/FPGA.
• Integrate features into hardware designs per proposals or roadmaps.
• Conduct simulations and analyses to balance power, performance, and area.
• Collaborate with design, verification, validation, software and systems teams to implement requirements.
• Evaluate reliability of materials and techniques to maximize productivity.
• Write detailed technical documentation for hardware projects.

Education

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

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field

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

Tools

Schematic capture

Circuit simulation software

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

RF tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, verify and test electronic systems and related hardware components, including DSP/FPGA, RF and optical subsystems. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet performance and schedule targets.

The role emphasizes bring‑up yield, reliability, and manufacturing solutions, with an opportunity to contribute across digital/analog/RF domains and to document technical work extensively.