Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer, SoC/SIP
Core
Design and develop motherboards, add-in cards, and modules for Qualcomm AI System on Chips (SoC) and System in Package (SIP), supporting rack-level integration of cards, servers, and networking switches.
Role type
Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer (SoC/SIP)
Builds
Enterprise-class AI hardware platforms, rack-level inference solutions, and server/networking switch cards.
Domain
Data Center AI Infrastructure / Hardware Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Schematic design, PCB layout (8–20+ layers), mechanical and thermal design, rack-level system integration, high-speed interface design (PCIe Gen5/6, 200/400/800 GbE), power delivery design, component qualification, signal integrity analysis, ODM collaboration, firmware integration.
Preferred skills
Master's degree in EE/CS, 10+ years hardware engineering experience, circuit design (digital/analog/RF), hardware measurement instrumentation, BMC integration.
Technologies
Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition, SPICE, PCIe, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE, JTAG, BMC, x86/ARM.
Responsibilities
Lead schematics design, PCB layouts, design reviews, and component selections; co-develop functional specifications for systems and rack architectures; collaborate with ODMs on customer-specific hardware requirements; resolve architecture and design issues across system, card, and rack levels; assist in hardware bring-up and debugging; provide technical oversight of manufacturing processes; coordinate across multiple development sites and ODM partners.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
