Senior Engineer, Server System Integration and Debug
Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Systems Engineering · Software Engineering
In short
Qualcomm's Data Center team is expanding and seeks a Senior Engineer for system-level bring-up, debug, and validation of AI inference solutions. The role involves identifying and resolving hardware and software issues in rack-scale platforms, developing test processes, and enhancing automation infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end debug activities, including issue triage, root cause analysis, and stakeholder communication.
- Investigate hardware, firmware, and software failures during platform bring-up.
- Gather, analyze, and correlate failure data to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
- Develop, integrate, and document hardware and software bring-up, validation, and debug processes.
- Design and enhance test automation infrastructure for improved efficiency and coverage.
- Execute validation plans for accelerator cards, server platforms, Ethernet, PCIe, and high-speed I/O.
- Create debug tools, test scripts, and diagnostic procedures.
- Prioritize and track issue resolution, communicating progress and root causes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; OR Master's degree and 1+ year of experience; OR PhD.
- Proven experience debugging and validating enterprise-class hardware, firmware, and software systems.
- Strong understanding of server architectures, AI accelerators or GPU cards, PCIe, networking, and system integration.
- Hands-on experience with failure analysis methodologies and root cause investigation.
- Proficiency using hardware debug equipment (oscilloscopes, JTAG tools, diagnostic instrumentation).
- Familiarity with Linux-based automation environments and scripting.
- Hands-on experience in laboratory environments and performing system bring-up.
- Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and hardware debug skills in a Linux environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with server manufacturing test, failure analysis, or system qualification.
- Experience developing debug and test automation tools using Python or similar scripting languages.
- Strong analytical skills with experience processing and interpreting large sets of hardware validation or manufacturing test data.
- Experience debugging PCIe, Ethernet, memory, power, or signal integrity issues using protocol or logic analyzers.
- Experience supporting rack-scale AI, HPC, or data center platforms.
- Experience supporting DevOps and IT infrastructure activities in engineering lab and test environments.
Benefits
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
- Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.
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Company
Qualcomm
Job Posted
1 week ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
San Diego, United States of America
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
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