Automotive HW Methodology Principal Engineer

Qualcomm

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San Diego, Ca,Us, US Posted 49 days ago $192,000–$288,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior SoC Architect at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will lead end-to-end Predictive Maintenance solutions for automotive System-on-Chips (SoCs), driving hardware architecture, Design-for-Test (DFT) infrastructure, software enablement, and silicon reliability across the entire development lifecycle. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with multiple teams to ensure Predictive Maintenance capabilities are integrated into SoC platforms, translating safety requirements into technical solutions, and influencing methodology decisions for scalable solutions. The role requires expertise in DFT technologies like MBIST and ATPG, knowledge of AI/ML models, and experience in automotive or other safety-critical environments. You will leverage advanced tools such as RTL to GDS Flow and Virtuoso to design complex SoCs while collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop implementation strategies that meet system requirements and customer needs.

Skills

DFT MBIST ATPG LBIST AEC-Q100 AI/ML RTL Virtuoso GDS Flow SystemC Python PostgreSQL CI/CD Git Linux Windows

What you'll do

  • Define and drive Predictive Maintenance solutions for automotive SoCs across hardware, DFT, software, and reliability domains.
  • Drive architecture decisions to enable silicon health monitoring and proactive failure mitigation in automotive SoCs.
  • Translate reliability requirements into concrete hardware, DFT, and software mechanisms for Predictive Maintenance.
  • Influence methodology and infrastructure decisions to ensure scalable Predictive Maintenance solutions across programs.
  • Collaborate with academic partners to develop future models and data analysis techniques for Predictive Maintenance.

What we're looking for

  • Strong SoC architecture experience and understanding of full silicon development lifecycle.
  • Broad knowledge in hardware design, DFT/test infrastructure, firmware/software interaction, and system-level reliability.
  • Experience with DFT technologies including MBIST, ATPG, LBIST, in-system test, and structural test reuse.
  • Understanding of silicon aging, reliability mechanisms, and automotive qualification standards like AEC-Q100.
  • Proven ability to drive cross-functional technical solutions in complex engineering organizations.
  • Expertise in defining, modeling, designing, optimizing, verifying, validating, implementing, and documenting IP development for high-performance products.

Market check

Salary context

This $192,000–$288,000 range sits above 82% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$136,000–$219,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$221,550

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

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