Server SoC System Architect

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 167,100 - 250,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking experienced SoC Architects in Austin, Texas. The role focuses on architecting advanced hardware infrastructure, improving data center performance, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Qualified applicants should possess a bachelor's degree and extensive experience in hardware design, with a solid understanding of debug and telemetry protocols. A competitive pay range of $167,100.00 to $250,700.00 plus bonuses is offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in hardware design for data center environments.
• Experience architecting and developing technologies for data center products.
• Strong knowledge of data center product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop SoC and system level architecture focusing on debug and RAS capabilities.
• Prepare technical documentation for stakeholders.
• Monitor debug and telemetry trends and ensure compliance.

Skills

Designing hardware for data center environments

Architecting technologies for data center products

Boot, reset, recovery, debug concepts

Technical documentation skills

Communication abilities

Knowledge of data center architectures

Experience with debug and telemetry protocols

Familiarity with security technologies for SoC

Participation in industry standards bodies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Job description

We are seeking experienced SoC Architects to join our team. The role involves architecting next‑generation system and hardware infrastructure, collaborating with other platform architects to enable debug, telemetry, and manageability features while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The work performed will lead to lower time to resolve issues and improve data center uptime by providing secure solutions that can be used in environments closer to, if not in, the production environment where the issues occur.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Master's degree in the same areas and 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• PhD in the same areas and 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in designing hardware for data center environments.
• At least 2 years of experience in architecting and developing technologies for data center products.
• Proficiency in boot, reset, recovery, debug, telemetry, and server manageability concepts.
• Experience in participating in industry forums and developing specifications (e.g., OCP).
• Strong technical documentation skills along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Master's in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in hardware design for data centers.
• Strong knowledge of data center architectures from edge computing to hyperscale.
• Knowledge of the data center product life cycle (including quarantined and out for repair states) and the different use cases and requirements associated with these different life cycle states.
• Experience with debug, telemetry, and RAS protocols (e.g., MIPI STP, DMTF PLDM).
• Familiarity with security technologies for a data center SoC related to secure debug, attestation, HW & SW supply chain provenance, and access control/isolation primitives.
• Familiarity with designing debug, telemetry, and RAS infrastructures for confidential computing.
• Proven track record in hyperscale data center solutions.
• Participation (or leadership) in standards bodies or forums like OCP.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the SoC and system level architecture for data center products focused on debug, telemetry, RAS, and server manageability capabilities including crash dumping, error injection, invasive debug mechanisms, debugger authentication and elevation of privileges, and secure sessions.
• Prepare and present clear and comprehensive technical documentation and reports tailored to the needs of stakeholders, including engineering teams, senior management and customers.
• Participate in relevant standards organizations and monitor debug, telemetry, RAS and manageability trends and emerging related technologies. Ensure the SoC infrastructure complies with relevant regulatory standards and industry best practices.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer ; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay Range: $167,100.00 - $250,700.00. The role also offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and an opportunity for annual RSU grants.