Principal System Architect – Mobile Product SoC and Chipset

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

13d • $216,600 - $325,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible. The company drives digital transformation and enables next-generation experiences, striving to create a smarter, more connected future for everyone.

We are seeking a system architect for mobile product SoC and chipset development. As part of the Mobile Product Architecture team, you will collaborate with hardware, software, and systems engineers across the organization. Your role will be to drive the analysis and definition of next-generation architecture for our mobile SoC and chipset, contributing to Qualcomm’s evolving mobile solution roadmap.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required for this position.
• 8–10 years of experience in one or more domains of semiconductor product development, including system design, architecture, hardware design and validation.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience making trade-offs between product key performance indicators (KPIs) and costs.
• At least 5 years of experience working within a large, matrixed organization.
• 3 or more years of experience in a role that involves direct interaction with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of product architecture with a focus on cost, performance, and power trade-offs. This will involve the understanding of leading-edge semiconductor processes capabilities and packaging technologies
• Analyze new customer use-cases and map them to Qualcomm current HW and SW solutions, propose improvements and optimization to be included in next generation product planning
• Challenge the status quo by performing trade-offs between cost, IP selection, and key product KPIs, proposing innovative paradigms that align with business unit objectives.
• Utilize knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, AI engines, cache coherency, bus interconnects, MMUs, memory and bandwidth analysis, power grids, and off-chip interfaces. Collaborate with core IP teams to conduct product KPIs trade-offs for various architectural options
• Work closely with core systems, hardware design, software, and product management teams. Define and align a product roadmap intercept and build a solid incremental development plan. As a technology advocate, you will directly contribute to setting priorities and budgets within the business unit.
• Effectively communicate architectural trade-offs, analyses, and reviews to technical leads and peers. Present summarized risks and benefits to the executive team. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with large data sets and able to extract actionable conclusions.
• Adopt a top-down approach to problem-solving, working from undefined or unsubstantiated requirements. Focus on generating and narrowing down options by creating supporting data, even when starting from a blank sheet of paper.
• Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems encountered in the course of work.

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: Principal