Staff Reliability Engineer, Data Center Products

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer for data center products, including AI accelerators, compute modules, servers, and rack-scale systems.

You will design reliability plans, run qualification tests, analyze failures, and drive design improvements to ensure robust product performance. The role requires advanced degrees or equivalent experience and involves coordinating across design, engineering, testing, suppliers, and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2+ years reliability experience or related work.
• Master's degree plus 1+ year reliability experience or related work.
• PhD in engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support reliability planning and execution for advanced semiconductor and data center programs.
• Develop and execute reliability qualification plans (environmental, mechanical, life testing).
• Coordinate activities across design, product engineering, test engineering, suppliers and manufacturing.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform failure analysis reviews and determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Define reliability requirements, test conditions and success criteria.
• Apply statistical techniques to assess reliability and process capability.
• Support ongoing reliability monitoring and field quality initiatives.
• Prepare technical reports and present status, risks, and recommendations.
• Contribute to design-for-reliability activities throughout development.

Education

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

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

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

Tools

JMP

ReliaSoft

Python

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Reliability Development Engineering

General Summary:

Senior Reliability Engineer – Data Center Products

The Senior Reliability Engineer will support reliability qualification and validation activities for Qualcomm's next-generation data center products, including AI accelerators, compute modules, servers, and rack-scale systems. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop reliability plans, execute qualification testing, investigate failures, and drive design and process improvements to ensure robust product performance and quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Reliability Engineering (e.g., reliability analysis, stress testing) experience or related work experience.
• OR
• Master's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Reliability Engineering (e.g., reliability analysis, stress testing) experience or related work experience.
• OR
• PhD in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Support reliability planning and execution for advanced semiconductor and data center product programs.
• Develop and execute reliability qualification plans, including environmental, mechanical, and life testing.
• Coordinate qualification activities across design, product engineering, test engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing teams.
• Analyze qualification and reliability data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform failure analysis reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Help define reliability requirements, test conditions, and success criteria for new products and technologies.
• Apply statistical techniques to assess product reliability, process capability, and failure rate predictions.
• Support ongoing reliability monitoring and field quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare technical reports and present qualification status, risks, and recommendations to project teams and management.
• Contribute to design-for-reliability (DfR) activities throughout product development.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD with 1+ years of relevant industry experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in reliability engineering, product engineering, quality engineering, test engineering, or a related field.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Reliability Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with reliability qualification methodologies and industry standards such as JEDEC, IEC, Telcordia, or similar.
• Familiarity with reliability testing such as HTOL, HAST, THB, temperature cycling, mechanical shock, vibration, ESD, latch-up, or package qualification.
• Knowledge of reliability principles, failure mechanisms, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Experience with statistical analysis and data interpretation.
• Familiarity with semiconductor, package, board-level, system-level, or data center hardware products is a plus.
• Experience with reliability software tools, data analytics tools, or scripting languages such as JMP, ReliaSoft, Python, or equivalent is desirable.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of reliability engineering fundamentals and qualification methodologies.
• Knowledge of common failure mechanisms in electronic products and assemblies.
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems and drive resolution through data-driven approaches.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines and organizations.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced development environment.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$131,800.00 - $197,800.00

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.