CareerPlan

Senior Staff Engineer, Diagnostics and AI

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-18 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and evolve silicon Diagnostics and yield intelligence architectures, drive AI-enabled engineering transformation, and provide strategic technical leadership across Qualcomm's Yield Architecture and Engineering organization.

Role type

Senior Staff Engineer (Diagnostics and AI)

Builds

Scalable diagnostic architectures, intelligent engineering systems, and AI-driven automation for silicon lifecycle management.

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing, Silicon Diagnostics, AI/ML, Yield Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Silicon diagnostics architecture, AI/ML application, systems thinking, cross-functional leadership, technical strategy, yield intelligence, automation, stakeholder management, roadmap planning, mentoring

Preferred skills

Advanced 3D integration knowledge, automotive/robotics platform experience, next-gen wireless (6G) systems, agentic workflows, evidence modeling

Technologies

AI agents, analytics platforms, automation frameworks, silicon lifecycle tools

Responsibilities

Define and evolve diagnostic architectures for scan and memory capabilities; drive AI-enabled engineering transformation; lead R&D for advanced technologies; establish standards for high-volume production diagnostics; connect diagnostics with failure analysis and yield learning; mentor engineers and emerging leaders; build technical communities and shared knowledge bases.

Seniority

Senior Staff, strategic IC with organizational leadership