Sr. Staff Engineer, System Level Test

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

5d•$162,600 - $244,000

About The Position

QUALCOMM Technologies Inc. is the world leader in supplying integrated circuit solutions for cellular wireless standards and is the number one fabless semiconductor company. The key to QTI's success is the ability to deliver to our customers complete optimized wireless platforms incorporating protocol, hardware and software, with high quality, on schedule. To drive our next phase of growth in cellular, wireless peripherals and 5G, we are expanding the System Level Test group. To drive our next phase of growth in cellular, wireless peripherals and 4G/5G, we are expanding the system test and correlation group. At SLT our vision is “To Design, Develop & Deliver (3D’s) best-in-class system test solutions to exceed every Customer’s Quality goal at lowest Cost using the most advanced technologies of silicon industry”. The system level test group is responsible to stress and break the system on Qualcomm leading-edge Snapdragon products in the most advanced processes. In this role you will be member of a team working on IC design review, IC hardware testing, software development, system engineering, and customer applications. This position offers the candidate an opportunity to lead innovative engineering test solutions to evaluate Qualcomm’s leading-edge products based on advanced process technologies. The candidate will be a vital member of a cross-functional global team, working closely with engineers from the digital design, software, design verification, hardware architecture, and product management teams. The candidate will be responsible for project planning (tasks, timelines, resourcing, budgeting) and tracking progress of SLT deliverables to the broader product team. The candidate is expected to present the project updates and matrices to management team periodically. A successful candidate needs to be proactive, able to work in a highly dynamic environment, enthusiastic to work at times as an individual contributor and be passionate about delivering quality work.

Requirements

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.
14+ years in SoC or Electronics Project Management, System Test, Automation, Computer Engineering experience or related work experience.
Background in semiconductor engineering, manufacturing process, wireless standards and a background in the design and test of wireless products.
Strong problem-solving abilities and communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in leading the test engineering team with project ownership.
Familiarity with Qualcomm chipsets, ARM architecture, Test Sequencers, Automated Test Equipment (ATE) is a plus.
Thorough working knowledge of android architecture, boot process, kernel, coreBSP and android performance
Development experience in C# / Java / C++ / Perl / Python
Ability to customize software builds, familiarity with Software Configuration Management System (SCM) and tools like Perforce, GIT, or other Source Control SW.

Responsibilities

Project planning (tasks, timelines, resourcing, budgeting) and tracking progress of SLT deliverables to the broader product team.
Present project updates and matrices to management team periodically.
Define and drive product test hardwares design and interface with electronics test board design and simulations team.
Lead production test platform road-map and interact with vendors to ensure execution of futuristic platform development as per plan.
Define and drive key performance indicator matrices for effective deliverable of team, interaction with other functional groups etc.
Drive teams across GEOs.
Lead the development of test solutions, review/define test requirements and driving customer quality improvement initiatives.