Lead Sr/Staff Engineer (HW board design)
Core
Design and develop motherboards, add-in cards, and modules for Qualcomm AI SoC/SIP products, focusing on rack-level system integration, board-level design, and high-speed interface validation.
Role type
Senior IC hardware engineer (board/rack-level design)
Builds
Enterprise-class hardware platforms, PCIe cards, motherboards, and networking switches
Domain
Semiconductor hardware engineering, data center infrastructure
Required skills
PCIe Gen5/6 design, high-speed serial I/O (6–10+ Gbps), signal integrity analysis, thermal management, ODM collaboration, schematic capture, PCB layout, component qualification, JTAG debugging, clock distribution, power distribution
Preferred skills
Rack-level system integration, high-layer count PCB design (8–20+ layers), firmware/software stack understanding, regulatory compliance testing, advanced circuit simulation
Technologies
Cadence Allegro, Mentor Expedition, SPICE, PCIe, LPDDR4x/5x, DDR4/5, 200/400/800 GbE, BMC, x86/ARM
Responsibilities
Develop basic features and components of hardware designs, evaluate devices and document performance, troubleshoot product design issues, collaborate with ODMs on joint design and mass production, debug high-performance systems at packet/protocol level, provide schedule for own tasks to project lead
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
