Mechanical/Hardware Engineer, Staff- Technical Standards – Data Center Systems Infrastructure
Core
Develop and promote industry technical standards for data center and edge server infrastructure, focusing on mechanical design, system integration, and platform compliance.
Role type
Staff Mechanical/Hardware Engineer (Technical Standards)
Builds
Industry standards, specifications, and compliant server platforms for data center and edge computing.
Domain
Semiconductor, Data Center Infrastructure, Server Systems
Required skills
System-level standards development, mechanical design, system integration, platform compliance, validation, stakeholder influence, patent strategy
Preferred skills
Experience with OCP/JEDEC/PCI-SIG/IEEE standards, server platform lifecycle design, thermal management, high-speed I/O interconnects, technical leadership
Technologies
PCIe, OCP, HBM, DIMM, DLC (liquid cooling), MQD, blind mate connectors
Responsibilities
Represent Qualcomm in standardization forums, analyze competitor standards, formulate data center standards strategy, collaborate on patent filings, define mechanical and thermal requirements for server architectures.
Seniority
Staff, strategic influence & hands-on standards leadership

