Power Delivery and Voltage Regulator Validation Engineer – Datacenter

Qualcomm • Austin, TX

34d • $180,500 - $270,700

About The Position

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 reference platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more.
Overview
We are seeking a Staff or Sr. Staff Power Delivery and VR Validation Engineer (individual contributor) with deep expertise in voltage regulator characterization, PDN validation, and power integrity lab measurements. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role responsible for ensuring robust, efficient, and reliable power delivery on server-class platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC — from first power-on through production readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in board or platform hardware validation. Sr. Staff designation requires demonstrated broader scope, including ownership of multi-platform validation strategy or team technical leadership.
• Hands‑on experience with power delivery/power integrity in server‑class or high‑performance platforms.
• Strong understanding of power sequencing and board‑level debug.
• Strong hands-on experience validating multi-phase voltage regulators, including control loop stability, efficiency, transient response, and PDN characterization.
• Proficiency with lab equipment: High-bandwidth oscilloscopes (1GHz+) with appropriate probing, Eloads, Bench supplies, Differential probes and current probes, PMBus/SMBus interface tools.
• Understanding of VR topologies (e.g., buck, multi-phase) and control modes (CCM, DCM, AVP).
• Familiarity with PMBus/AVSBus protocols and VR telemetry interfaces.
• Automation and scripting experience (Python preferred).
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to independently own validation execution and drive cross-functional alignment on power delivery readiness.
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of platform power bring‑up or validation experience.
• Experience with PI simulation tools (e.g., Simplis/Simetrix, ANSYS SIwave) for model-to-hardware correlation.
• Familiarity with 2.5D/3D packaging technologies and their impact on power delivery.
• Experience with AI/ML compute platforms and their high-current, fast-transient power delivery requirements.
• Experience with open compute / hyperscale server power delivery architectures (e.g., OCP, CRPS, ORv3).
• Familiarity with VR co-design processes and feedback into hardware design teams.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, factory, or field escalations.

Responsibilities

• Lead power delivery bring-up from first power-on, including rail sequencing verification, VR enable/disable, and initial PDN health checks.
• Define and own the end-to-end VR and PDN validation strategy and test plans from EVT through PVT.
• Validate: VRs, Power rails, sequencing, margining, and VR control loops stability, OCP; VR efficiency curves and load regulation; Transient load response and droop characterization; Multi-phase VR current sharing and balancing; Thermal characterization of VR components under load; PDN impedance measurements; Telemetry and interfaces (PMBUS/AVSBUS).
• Perform hands-on debug of power delivery issues including rail failures, sequencing faults, VR anomalies, and PDN resonance issues.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and validation of fixes.
• Develop or maintain automation tools/scripts (Python, Shell, TCL) for VR testing automation.
• Support DVT/PVT, factory bring‑up, board re‑spins, and field issues.
• Support IR Drop, AC, and transient simulations as needed, and provide model-to-hardware correlation data to the PI simulation team.
• Contribute to VR design reviews, component selection, and design-for-validation (DFV) feedback to hardware design teams.
• Establish and maintain power delivery lab infrastructure, test fixtures, and measurement methodologies for VR and PDN characterization.
• Generate and present validation reports, bring-up guides, and debug documentation to stakeholders including engineering teams, senior management, customers, and suppliers.
• Identify power delivery risks early in the design cycle and drive mitigation strategies in collaboration with hardware and PI simulation teams.

Benefits

• competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• opportunity for annual RSU grants
• highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior