Staff Engineer
Qualcomm Technologies
San Jose, CA • 23m ago • On-site
Senior
On-site
159,600 - 239,400 USD/yr
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Role: Staff Engineer (Hardware Engineering)
Focus areas: electronic systems design, optimization, verification, and test
Description
You will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test critical electronic systems, including digital, analog, RF/optical systems, circuits, mechanical/equipment packaging, test systems, and potentially FPGA/DSP.
The role integrates complex functionality, runs simulations and analyses, and helps implement designs optimized for power, performance, and area. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve production yield, test time, and quality, and evaluate manufacturing, reliability, and potential design issues.
Responsibilities
Plan, optimize, verify, and test complex electronic systems and hardware bring-up
Integrate complex features into hardware designs aligned with product proposals/roadmaps
Conduct simulations and analyses; implement designs optimized for power, performance, and area
Collaborate with design, verification, validation, software, and systems engineering to incorporate new test solutions
Evaluate and develop novel manufacturing approaches; support bring-up to meet customer schedules
Evaluate reliability of materials, properties, and techniques; drive innovation, automation, and productivity optimization
Identify potential design flaws, compatibility issues, and compliance issues
Write detailed technical documentation for complex hardware projects
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field plus 4+ years of Hardware Engineering experience
OR Master’s degree plus 3+ years
OR PhD plus 2+ years
Verbal and written communication skills to convey complex technical information
Independent work with minimal supervision; provide supervision/guidance as needed
Benefits
Competitive total compensation, including discretionary bonus and potential RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package supporting work, home, and well-being
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