Hardware Staff Engineer

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

Role Summary

The Staff Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the design, implementation, and delivery of complex board-level hardware subsystems for automotive platform products. This role owns board-level execution from concept through production and serves as a key technical contributor across cross-functional teams, operating with a high degree of independence within an established system architecture.

Scope typically spans one or more complex boards or subsystems within an automotive platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead board-level hardware design for assigned automotive subsystems or reference designs, including schematic design, component selection, and design tradeoffs.
• Own board bring-up, debug, and validation across temperature, voltage, and operating corner conditions.
• Drive power architecture implementation, clocking, reset, and sequencing for assigned designs.
• Apply and review high-speed digital, signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and mixed-signal design considerations in collaboration with PCB layout engineers.
• Conduct and participate in schematic, layout, and design reviews to identify risks and ensure design robustness.
• Partner with system, software, safety, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to align hardware design with system requirements.
• Work with suppliers, ODMs, and internal operations teams to resolve component, manufacturing, and reliability issues.
• Support hardware readiness through DV, PV, and SOP milestones, including issue tracking and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and shared best practices.
• Contribute technical input to platform planning, design standards, and process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in board-level hardware design.
• Experience delivering automotive or safety-critical hardware products.
• Strong background in high-speed digital, power delivery, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture, simulation, and hardware debug tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, etc.).
• Familiarity with automotive expectations such as reliability, thermal constraints, EMC, and lifecycle validation.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and with external suppliers.

Level of Responsibility

• Operates with limited supervision, independently driving technical execution for assigned boards or subsystems.
• Makes technical decisions that have meaningful impact on product quality, schedule, and system performance.
• Regularly communicates complex technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Influences design decisions within the immediate program or subsystem scope.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
• Contributes input during program planning and technical reviews.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$134,800.00 - $202,200.00

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