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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 14, 2026. Qualcomm scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.
Backed by NEA, Valueaddvc, Mayfield

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing server-class high performance solutions that are highly optimized for the needs of the server product.

We are seeking a highly experienced Server Product Architect to join our team. If you possess a deep understanding of CPU Server architecture and have a passion for architecting and designing complex, high performance and low power designs at advanced process nodes, we would be pleased to hear from you. This critical role involves defining the architecture of a Server SoC that meets critical KPIs for the customers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of CPU and SoC architecture for datacenter and enterprise markets, including experience in Chiplet architecture, CPU architecture, Coherency management, Memory system, Power management, RAS, Security, Debug and Test architecture. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for excelling in this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 15 years of experience in semiconductor product development (Ex: System design, SoC architecture, HW design and validation, Silicon test, SW development).

  • Over 15 years of experience in architecture of CPU and/or SoCs, and at least 7 years of experience with a high-performance server chip

  • Strong expertise in multiple architecture domains of a server SoC

  • Experience in making PPA, cost, feature and schedule trade-offs to define product architecture

  • Strong fundamentals in digital ASIC design and power of CMOS circuits

  • Strong technical documentation skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

  • Deep understanding of CPU architecture and the KPIs for leadership server products

  • Experience in commercializing server products with proven ability to influence next-generation architectures

  • Experience in architecting products using chiplets and various package integration technologies.

  • Strong expertise across multiple SoC architecture domains like coherency management, memory system, IO architecture, Power management and Security

  • Experience with RAS, Debug and Test architecture for datacenter products

  • Experience with ARM architecture including server architectures is a plus

  • Proven track record in delivering hyperscale data center solutions

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with chip and platform architects to define and develop Product and SoC architecture

  • Develop server roadmap and feature set across one or more architecture domains

  • Analytical modeling of key server KPIs for performance, power, area, cost, RAS, etc.

  • Create detailed architecture specification documents

  • Must have good communication skills and able to work in dynamic environment with top level engineers and technologists

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 [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. 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. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$300,800.00 - $451,200.00

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.

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