Job Description
**Company:**
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
**Job Area:**
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
**General Summary:**
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm IE-IoT Platform Architecture Hardware Senior Staff Engineer, you will architect, plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, circuits, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, and test systems, which launch cutting-edge, world class products in the IoT market space. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions to meet performance requirements.
A successful candidate should have advanced knowledge and experience in cutting edge and complex system architecture and design within a wide range of topologies from handheld mobile devices to industrial systems. Prior experience in component selection, electrical design, and PCB design, with working knowledge in PCB manufacturing, CCA assembly, and Final Assembly and Test are required.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Master's Degree in Engineering or related field.
+ 12+ years of experience with hardware system design, system integration, schematic capture, and circuit simulation software.
+ 6+ years of experience with hardware system validation and measurement instruments (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools).
+ 2+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
+ 1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
+ Experience with diverse system architectures from handheld to industrial PCs.
**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Leverages Advanced Hardware knowledge to architect, design, develop, modify, and evaluate critical electronic systems, components, and PCB layout for retail and industrial electronic equipment.
+ Collaborates with internal or 3rd party manufacturing POCs to fabricate hardware, leads verification of systems or designs, and ensures platform meets requirements.
+ Guides internal or 3rd party engineering teams on appropriate design methodologies to implement system per required specifications.
+ Conducts detailed reviews and analysis of designs to ensure implementation meets appropriate power, performance, area, compliance, and cost.
+ Coordinates or conducts specialized analyses (e.g., feasibility studies, signal integrity, power integrity, etc.) to verify design performance.
+ Defines and documents requirements for complex technical platforms, system specifications, input/output, operational parameters, and cost.
+ Evaluates reliability of critical materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.
+ Integrates complex features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps for complex products.
+ Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Hardware projects inline with industry and Qualcomm standard practices.
+ Defines and maintain project schedules, budgets, and deliverables
+ Leads cross functional design meetings as appropriate to support project deliverables
+ Mentors interns and peers on design practices and methodologies to advance in their careers
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here ( . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
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**EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.**
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
**Pay range** **and Other Compensation & Benefits** **:**
$162,600.00 - $244,000.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers ( .
EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification
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