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Lead Sr/Staff Engineer (HW board design)

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Qualcomm is seeking a Lead Sr/Staff Engineer with expertise in HW board design to join their team in Bangalore, India. The role involves designing and developing motherboards, add-in cards, and modules for AI SoCs/SIPs, collaborating with cross-functional teams from concept to production, and supporting rack-level system integration. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in system/card/rack-level development, including architecture, design, validation, and deployment of enterprise-class hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Develops basic features and components of hardware designs in line with product proposals or roadmaps, under the supervision of more experienced engineers.
  • Applies basic design rules and processes for electronic hardware, equipment, and/or integrated circuitry with minimal supervision from more experienced engineers.
  • Reads device specification sheets and interprets basic details required to design various hardware features with minimal guidance from more experienced engineers.
  • Evaluates devices and documents performance over various operating conditions and configurations.
  • Assists in the assessment of common design features to identify potential flaws (e.g., electrical, mechanical, hardware), compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues under the supervision of more experienced engineers.
  • Documents basic details about materials, components, chipsets, and assemblies for a device, and records important changes to design with minimal supervision from more experienced engineers.
  • Troubleshoots basic issues with product designs.
  • Provides reasonable schedule for own tasks to project lead.
  • Develops understanding of Qualcomm products.
  • Work with ODM on joint design, address technical issues and support mass production.
  • Seeks basic knowledge of industry trends, competitor products, and advances in various engineering fields from publicly available information; requires minimal consultation with more experienced engineers to understand and apply advanced concepts.
  • Design and develop motherboards/add in cards/modules for Qualcomm new AI System On Chip (SoC)/System In Package (SIP).
  • Working with cross functional teams (mechanical, thermal, SI, PTE, regulatory, validation, manufacturing, etc.) for execution of projects from concept to production.
  • Support rack level design and integration of cards, servers and networking switches.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5 to 12 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 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
  • 5 to 12 years of experience in HW board design and System design.
  • System/card/rack-level development, including architecture, design, validation, and deployment of enterprise-class hardware platforms.
  • Proven experience in rack-level system integration, including chassis, backplane, cabling, airflow, and thermal management across multiple cards/modules.
  • Familiarity with rack-scale power delivery, including PDUs, VRMs, PMICs, and power budgeting across multiple boards.
  • Experience with rack-level diagnostics and bring-up, including debug of interconnects, signal integrity across long traces/cables, and system-level validation.
  • Understanding of rack-level mechanical constraints, EMI shielding, and compliance with data center deployment standards.
  • Collaboration with ODMs/OEMs on rack-level design and manufacturing, including review of mechanical drawings, thermal simulations, and compliance testing.
  • Deep knowledge of PCIe cards, motherboards, daughtercards, and backplane signal and power delivery.
  • Expertise in chassis design, airflow optimization, and thermal management.
  • Solid understanding of system software operation from bootloader to OS and application layers.
  • Experience qualifying PMICs, voltage regulators (VRs), clock buffers, flash memory, and connectors for use in complex card and rack-level designs.
  • Hands-on experience in dense, high-layer count PCB designs (8–20+ layers).
  • Skilled in PCIe add-in card/module design, debugging in high-performance systems (x86 and ARM).
  • Familiarity with JTAG tools for bring-up and debug.
  • Experience with networking switches and high speed ethernet interfaces.
  • Knowledge of high-speed serial I/O (6–10+ Gbps), PCIe Gen5/6, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE.
  • Experience with long PCB/cable topologies (0.35–1.5 meter), signal integrity, and compliance with current standards.
  • Ability to debug at packet/protocol level across link, transport, transaction, and command layers.
  • Experience with LPDDR4x memory technologies, DIMM layout and validation.
  • Expertise in clock distribution, power distribution, SMBus, PMBus, SPI, PWM/Tach, and BMC integration.
  • Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition).
  • Experience with circuit simulation tools (SPICE), signal/power integrity analysis.
  • Skilled in using lab equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, SMBus, serial debuggers.
  • Strong collaboration with ODMs on joint designs, schematic/layout reviews, and compliance to Qualcomm design guidelines.
  • Good understanding of x86 FW/SW stack and firmware architecture.
  • Experience with BMC hardware/software integration and management.
  • Familiarity with regulatory, environmental, and compliance testing for rack-level systems.

Desired Qualifications

  • 5 to 12 years hardware engineering/Systems development experience or related work experience.
  • 5 to 12 years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).
  • 5 to 12 years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.
  • 5 to 12 years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, debug tools, etc.

Benefits

  • 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.
  • 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.
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

1 day ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Bangalore, India

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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