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Lead Roboticist Systems Integration and Test Engineer - Qualcomm Advanced Robotics Team

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead system integration, testing, and validation of AI-powered robotic platforms (AMRs, cobots, humanoids) by bringing together AI models, software, and hardware into reliable end-to-end applications.

Role type

Senior IC robotic systems integration and test engineer

Builds

Production robotic systems and lab-ready platforms

Domain

Robotics, AI, and Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

System integration, AI model deployment, hardware debugging, system bring-up, testing strategy definition, cross-disciplinary problem solving, rapid prototyping, calibration, lab operations

Preferred skills

Experience with heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU/DSP/NPU), familiarity with Qualcomm technologies (Dragonwing, AI Engine, Wi-Fi, 5G), mentorship

Technologies

Dragonwing, AI Engine, Wi-Fi, 5G, heterogeneous compute stacks

Responsibilities

Lead system integration efforts across multiple robotic platforms; Define integration, testing, and validation strategies; Integrate perception, planning, control, and AI models into complete robot applications; Deploy advanced AI models onto robotic hardware; Lead bring-up of new robot platforms (hardware + software); Define and execute system-level testing strategies; Lead debugging of complex cross-disciplinary issues; Ensure robots are stable and repeatable for development and demos

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC