CareerPlan

Compute Hardware Applications Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$90k–$135k2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provide comprehensive hardware design support and customer training for Qualcomm Snapdragon™ Compute SoC products, enabling efficient product launches and bridging customer requirements with internal plans.

Role type

Senior IC hardware applications engineer (Compute SoC)

Builds

Snapdragon™ Compute system-on-chip (SoC) products and associated hardware design examples

Domain

Semiconductors / Compute Hardware

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

SoC architecture knowledge, high-speed PCB design, signal integrity analysis, embedded processor debugging, Python programming, hardware documentation creation

Preferred skills

Master's degree in EE/CE, 2+ years hardware design experience, familiarity with LPDDR/MIPI/USB/PCIe/UFS interfaces, Vbasic programming

Technologies

Python, Vbasic, LPDDR, MIPI, USB, PCIe, UFS, DDR, UFS, CSI, DSI, DP, Ethernet

Responsibilities

Provide hardware design support to customers for product launches, research and answer technical questions on SoC interfaces, resolve technical problems via hands-on troubleshooting, perform block diagram and schematic reviews, create hardware design examples, maintain hardware documentation