Hardware Design Engineer Senior

Qualcomm • Austin, TX

84d • $111,300 - $166,900

About The Position

Qualcomm Cloud System Hardware Engineering team develops cutting-edge rack level AI inference solutions for next generation liquid-cooled data centers. As part of its rapid expansion, the team is looking for experienced engineers to join and contribute to the next round of innovative AI products that Qualcomm will be bringing to the market. Design and develop motherboards/add in cards/modules for Qualcomm new AI System on Chip (SoC)/System In Package (SIP). Primary responsibilities include working with cross functional teams (mechanical, thermal, SI, PTE, regulatory, validation, manufacturing, etc.) for execution of projects from concept to production. Support rack level design and integration of cards, servers and networking switches.

Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years in system/card/rack-level development.
• Familiar with rack-level system integration, including chassis, backplane, cabling, airflow, and thermal management across multiple cards/modules.
• Familiarity with rack-scale power delivery, including PDUs, VRMs, PMICs, and power budgeting across multiple boards.
• Experience with rack-level diagnostics and bring-up, including debug of interconnects, signal integrity across long traces/cables, and system-level validation.
• Understanding of rack-level mechanical constraints, EMI shielding, and compliance with data center deployment standards.
• Collaboration with ODMs/OEMs on rack-level design and manufacturing, including review of mechanical drawings, thermal simulations, and compliance testing.
• Knowledge of PCIe cards, motherboards, daughtercards, and backplane signal and power delivery.
• Experience qualifying PMICs, voltage regulators (VRs), clock buffers, flash memory, and connectors for use in complex cards.
• Experience in dense, high-layer count PCB designs (8-20+ layers).
• Familiarity with JTAG tools for bring-up and debug.
• Knowledge of high-speed serial I/O (6-10+ Gbps), PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE.
• Experience with long PCB/cable topologies (0.35-1.5 meter), signal integrity, and compliance with current standards.
• Ability to debug at packet/protocol level across link, transport, transaction, and command layers.
• Experience with LPDDR4x memory technologies, DIMM layout and validation.
• Familiar with clock distribution, power distribution, SMBus, PMBus, SPI, PWM/Tach, and BMC integration.
• Ability to drive schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition).
• Ability to use lab equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, SMBus, serial debuggers.
• Good understanding of x86 FW/SW stack and firmware architecture.
• Experience with BMC hardware/software integration and management.
• Familiarity with regulatory, environmental, and compliance testing for rack-level systems.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years hardware engineering/Systems development experience or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).
• 2+ years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.
• 2+ years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, debug tools, etc.

Responsibilities

• Participate in schematics design, PCB layouts, design reviews, component selections, mechanical and thermal designs, and develop test plans.
• Assist in the development of functional specifications for systems, cards, sub-systems, and rack-level architectures.
• Collaborate with internal teams and ODMs to develop and support customer-specific hardware and system requirements.
• Facilitate consensus on technical trade-offs at hardware, software, and chip design levels.
• Support architecture and card designs including accelerator SoCs, memory, I/O, power delivery, electrical/mechanical integration, and PCB definition/design.
• Participate in the design and development of rack-level inference solutions, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and system-level performance goals.
• Assist in the bring-up and debugging of hardware systems, cards, and rack-level configurations.
• Support factory and manufacturing processes, ensuring quality and consistency across rack-level deployments.
• Travel to development and customer sites as needed to support rack-level solution deployment and validation.

Benefits

• $111,300.00 - $166,900.00 salary range.
• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree