Board Engineer, Senior Staff

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

6d•$162,600 - $244,000•Onsite

About The Position

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. The successful candidate will operate as a member of the Central Hardware Systems Board design & layout team, and will be able to design and document printed circuit board layouts that conform to manufacturing and industry standards and Qualcomm design guidelines. You’ll collaborate with Data Center PDM, PM & Engineering teams to help design and implement schematics and constraints into high-quality PCB layouts for advanced breakouts + layout designs across Data Center, Server & Compute reference design form factor accurate platforms.

Requirements

Experience using Xpedition or Allegro PCB design tools
Familiar with COTS IOT Interfaces.
Proficient with all MS Office 365 Tools.
Understanding of how to use AI to efficiently solve problems.
12+ years actively involved in PCB high speed design.
12+ years actively involved in PCB design for HDI & high-density electronics packaging.
10+ years experience in a PCB design role designing consumer-grade products or low volume test products utilizing latest generation processor chips & ICs.
Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools.
BS Electrical or Equivalent Engineering or equivalent work experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Board design Engineer across HS layouts.
Knowledge base of key component suppliers.
BSEE with EE experience.
Experience in Agile or similar PLM software.
Proficient with all MS Office 365 Tools
Understanding of how to use AI to efficiently solve problems.
Design experience across RF, Analog, High-speed digital circuits – DDR5 & 6, HDMI, PCIe, SATA, MIPI, USB 2,3.x, GigE, LPDDR board designs & stackups.
Expected to possess expert understanding and demonstrated application of PCB design principles, practices, and standards.
Experience working with various EMI mitigation techniques and practices.
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Leadership skills to help direct, prioritize, and clearly set project tasks per schedule. Communicate milestones and directions to outside team members

Responsibilities

Design & Layout PCBs for reference & test DC, IOT, Server, Compute & 6G R&D systems, including form factor accurate (FFA) reference platforms and high-volume circuit boards.
Engineer high-speed, multi-layer stack-ups encompassing application processors, digital processors, RF/radio circuits, and power delivery networks.
Utilize advanced manufacturing techniques: stacked micro-vias, sequential lamination, and small-pitch package design rules.
Collaborate effectively with internal teams in the U.S. and design partners globally to deliver high-performance PWB solutions.
Liaise with internal stakeholders and external vendors to support HW platform & PCB fabrication and assembly throughout the product lifecycle.
The candidate is expected to have proficiency on Siemens/Mentor Xpedition, Altium or Cadence Allegro PCB design software and is expected to have experience in developing PCB design solutions for a variety of design types and working with internal teams and external suppliers to support PCB fabrication and assembly.
Develops solutions to a variety of complex problems and proposes PCB design trade-offs to the PE team for resolution and implementation.
Determine PCB design trade-offs necessary to meet design requirements and produce high quality cost effective PCB’s that meet schedule objectives.
Understands the requirements driving PCB technology and process trends and their application to Qualcomm designs
Maintain technical coordination with Engineering and Manufacturing. Resolve PCB design issues with fabrication and assembly vendors.
Participates in determining objectives of assignment and plans, schedules, and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.
Understands project goals and individual contribution toward those goals.
Effectively communicates with project peers and engineering personnel via e-mail, web meetings, and instant messaging including status reports and illustrative presentation slides.
Interact and collaborate with HW leads, Engineering team & other internal PCB designers for optimal product development processes and schedule execution.
Effectively multitasks and meets aggressive schedules in a dynamic environment.
Prepare and deliver design reviews to project team.