Sr. Director, Data Center Chipset PE

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

1d • $281,600 - $422,400

About The Position

Qualcomm’s Data Center business unit develops AI inference and CPU products for high-performance, energy-efficient data center workloads. The Data Center AI Chipset Project Engineer (Chipset PE) plans and executes chipsets from concept through commercialization across engineering teams. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver hardware, software, testing, documentation, and tools for on-time customer-device launches. It uses expert knowledge of data center chipsets to oversee development and performance, resolve engineering issues across subsystems and components, and guide schedules, costs, requirements, and product KPIs. The position also provides technical oversight for verification and validation and establishes guidelines for technical documentation.

This role supervises other supervisors or managers who are direct reports, administers budgets and schedules, and has significant influence on project success and long-term business plans. It requires extensive planning, problem-solving, prioritization, communication, negotiation, and influence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and 10+ years of hardware engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or related work experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and 9+ years of such experience; or a Ph.D. in one of these fields and 8+ years of such experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development, such as system design, architecture, hardware design and validation, or software development.
• 5+ years of experience balancing tradeoffs between product KPIs and costs.
• 5+ years of experience managing project costs.
• 4+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Influence and oversee chipset development, ensuring chips perform the functions of a device and its associated software and firmware.
• Oversee resolution of engineering issues within and across subsystems, functions, and chipset components.
• Define schedules, costs, requirements, and KPIs, including power, performance, and reliability, from concept through commercialization.
• Influence development of methodologies to verify performance, power, and quality KPIs across chipset components.
• Provide technical oversight to teams conducting hardware, software, and systems-level testing, verification, and validation to ensure project plans and specifications are met.
• Set guidelines for detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions; write and review documentation.
• Supervise direct-report supervisors or managers and administer budgets, schedules, and performance standards for the functional area.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants; employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus.
• Competitive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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