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Staff Hardware Customer Engineer Job at Qualcomm in San Diego

Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, United States, 92189

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of hardware through trainings, product demonstrations, and the design, debug, test, and quality support of customer products. Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess the potential application of company products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
  2. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
  3. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
  4. 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  5. 1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  2. 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.
  3. 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership.
  4. Familiar with Principles of High Speed Signal Design including transmission lines, controlled impedance and EMI/EMC.
  5. Familiar with interfaces such as LPDDR, MIPI, USB, PCIe, UFS.
  6. Team Player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Applies Hardware Board Design Skills to customize Reference Designs (Schematic, Layout, eBOM) based on Customer Requests.
  2. Leverages advanced Hardware Application knowledge and experience to provide technical expertise of hardware through trainings, product demonstrations, and the design, debug, test, and quality support of customer products that are based on Qualcomm chips.
  3. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customer personnel in assessing potential application of company products, preparing detailed product specifications, disseminating technical information on specific hardware areas, and/or troubleshooting issues regarding hardware tools and products.
  4. Owns support for a technology and/or chipset area and recommends appropriate modifications and enhancements in light of customer needs.
  5. Proactively identifies customer problems and recommends innovative solutions.
  6. Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Hardware Application projects.

Level of Responsibility:

  1. Works independently with minimal supervision.
  2. Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
  3. Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
  4. Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
  5. Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
  6. Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039028). Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$119,000.00 - $179,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate).

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