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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Posted: 37 days ago
Closes: Oct 27, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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

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As a Customer Engineering Lead at Qualcomm Technologies, you will join a high-impact team enabling next-generation server processor platforms for leading semiconductor innovators. Your role involves serving as the primary technical interface between strategic customers such as hyperscalers, OEMs, and ODMs, and internal product teams to drive customer adoption from concept through commercialization. You will lead hardware support efforts, perform detailed reviews of customer designs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges. Key skills include expertise in high-speed board design principles, system bring-up tools, and familiarity with server platform standards. Programming experience in languages like Python or shell scripting is beneficial for automation tasks. This role requires a deep understanding of reference platforms and the ability to shape team structure as it grows, making it ideal for seasoned technical experts aiming to lead in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Python DDR5 PCIe CXL UEFI BMC BIOS OCP JEDEC PCI-SIG Linux shell scripting Kubernetes Docker AWS Grafana Prometheus Terraform Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Lead hardware support for strategic customers adopting server processor SoCs.
Act as primary technical interface during customer design and validation phases.
Perform detailed reviews of customer schematics and thermal designs.
Support SoC interface validation across high-speed interfaces like DDR and PCIe.
Identify gaps in customer and internal design expectations and propose solutions.
Deliver high-quality technical documentation for customer enablement.
Drive continuous improvement of support processes to scale engagements.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering and 8+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering experience.
Master's degree in related field and 7+ years of server platform design or customer-facing technical roles.
Deep understanding of high-speed board design principles including DDR5, PCIe Gen6/Gen7, CXL, SerDes, Ethernet.
Experience with system bring-up and debug tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs.
Familiarity with server platform compliance standards (OCP, JEDEC, PCI-SIG).
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills to manage customer engagements.

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