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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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The Baseband Hardware Design Engineer joins the hardware systems engineering team to design baseband and high-speed embedded system development platforms. This role involves collaborating across disciplines to define platform requirements and architecture, followed by designing, documenting, and performing schematic and BOM capture for these systems. The engineer will work with the CAD team on PWB layout, conduct lab-based design verification and integration, manage transitions to small volume production, and provide technical support to internal customers. Key responsibilities involve managing complex integrations of Qualcomm applications processors, modems, power management ICs, and RF modules. Required expertise includes high-speed digital, baseband, power management, and analog circuit experience, alongside strong lab debugging skills using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. Preferred skills include 1GHz+ ARM or x86 platforms, DDRx memory interfaces, signal and power integrity, and various high-speed serial interfaces like PCIe, USB, and Ethernet.
Signal Integrity
Power Integrity
Xpedition
Allegro
Schematic Capture
ARM
x86
LPDDRx
PCIe
USB
Ethernet
SPI
I2C
DFT
DFM
Analog Circuit Design
Baseband Hardware