Server Postsilicon Project Engineer

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 233,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced technical execution leader to drive post-silicon activities for server products.

You will understand product architecture, validation goals, and PPT optimization targets, coordinating across IP/SoC validation, software, PnP, and test teams to meet KPIs. The role requires leading cross-functional teams, communicating risk, and guiding milestones from power-on through production release, with a focus on rapid, reliable triage and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD with 6+ years (PhD) to 8+ years (Bachelor) of relevant experience.
• Strong leadership in hardware/software development and post-silicon execution.
• Experience driving data-center/server products from power-on to production release.

Responsibilities

• Develop intimate understanding of product architecture, PPT targets, and post-silicon validation.
• Provide technical oversight for silicon validation plans addressing architecture, requirements, and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional plans and drive milestones for post-silicon execution and production readiness.
• Lead triage and problem resolution with IP/SoC validation, software, PnP, and test teams.
• Communicate status, risks, and dependencies to leadership and execution teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data-center projects

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

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

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

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

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing server-class, high-performance solutions optimized for the needs of data-center products.

We are seeking a highly experienced technical execution leader to drive post-silicon activities for complex server products. This role requires the candidate to develop an intimate understanding of product architecture, design, validation goals and performance, power, and thermal (PPT) optimization targets. Combined with the ability to coordinate execution across matrixed engineering organizations, this high visibility role is responsible for the successful commercialization of the product while meeting rigorous internal and external product KPIs and quality targets. The candidate will seamlessly work across IP and SoC validation, software, PPT, product test (ATE, SLT), and customer engineering teams to drive effective triage, risk management, and milestone readiness.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in silicon, systems, hardware, or server product development or commercialization.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role
• Experience in a post-silicon technical execution role driving one or more data-center projects from initial power-on through product commercialization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution across matrixed teams and communicate technical status, risks, dependencies, and corrective actions clearly.
• 15+ years of experience in silicon, systems, hardware, or server product development.
• Experience driving the commercialization of two or more CPU server products, from initial power-on through production release.
• Architecture, design, or validation experience in critical functional domains such as CPU, Fabric, PCIe, CXL, or memory systems.
• Experience optimizing products toward power, performance, and thermal targets.
• Experience with silicon bring-up, validation, debug, characterization, issue triage, and production readiness reviews.
• Experience working with product test organizations, including ATE and SLT.
• Ability to correlate data from characterization, product testing, and sensitivity analysis to formulate theories for observed behaviors and failures; drive actionable plans to complete triage while simultaneously evaluating workarounds and potential fixes.
• Ability to leverage the experience and expertise of specialists across the domains involved in silicon commercialization; make difficult trade-offs among time to market, production readiness, and performance targets; and present executives with concise options and recommendations.
• Proven track record driving execution in hyperscale or data-center server products.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an intimate understanding of the product’s architecture, design, operating principles, and performance, power, and thermal (PnP) targets. Apply this knowledge to guide post-silicon validation, debug, optimization, and issue resolution.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance for the development of silicon validation plans, ensuring that the plans address product architecture and design intent, functional requirements, PnP targets, and coverage for critical post-silicon risks.
• Work with partner teams to define day-0 and week-by-week execution plans for critical post-silicon milestones, including bring-up, sampling, performance optimization, and production readiness.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of matrixed teams and establish effective execution mechanisms to ensure clear ownership, timely decisions, and seamless project delivery.
• Drive post-silicon execution, issue triage, and cross-functional problem resolution in partnership with IP and SoC validation teams, software teams, PnP teams, product test teams (ATE and SLT) and Customer Engineering.
• Coordinate prioritization, tracking, and closure of silicon issues, ensuring technical risks, dependencies, and blockers are communicated and resolved in a timely manner.
• Communicate technical status, progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and required actions both upward to leadership and stakeholders and downward to execution teams, ensuring alignment, timely escalation, and effective follow-through.
• Identify gaps in existing processes and influence improvements that strengthen post-silicon execution and help ensure product KPIs and specifications are met.
• Must have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with senior engineers, technologists, and cross-functional leaders.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$233,000.00 - $349,600.00

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. You can review more details about our US benefits at this link.