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System Level Test Engineer - Staff

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

Core

Design, develop, and deliver best-in-class system test solutions for Qualcomm Snapdragon products (mobile, compute, auto, server) to stress and break systems at the silicon level.

Role type

Staff System Level Test Engineer (IC)

Builds

Automated test content solutions, NPI and production test solutions, and system level testers for product roadmap.

Domain

Semiconductor / Wireless / Hardware Engineering

Required skills

System/SW/bench testing, Android architecture and boot process, HW schematics analysis, Bench characterization, SOC performance characterization (Processor, Graphics, Memory, Thermal, Power), Test solution development, Test requirements definition, Semiconductor engineering background, Measurement equipment usage (Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Wireless Network Simulators), Debugging/Triaging (Android tools, JTAG, Lauterbach, Trace32)

Preferred skills

C#, .NET Framework, C/C++, Python, Source control (Perforce, GIT), Embedded SW development, FPGA programming

Technologies

Snapdragon, Android, JTAG, Lauterbach, Trace32, Perforce, GIT, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Wireless Network Simulators

Responsibilities

Work with engineering teams for early-stage silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation; Test and characterize hardware with system software; Verify device performance at various operating conditions; Create automated test content solutions that stress the SoC; Partner with core teams to understand chipset architecture and define test board design requirements; Validate new system level testers for product roadmap; Develop effective production screens for system level issues.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC