Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer, Rack Scale, Team Lead

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TXSan Diego, CASanta Clara, CA
Salary
$169,800–$254,600 / yr
Posted
19 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 6, 2027

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer, Rack Scale, Team Lead

The Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer, Rack Scale - Team Lead joins the Data Center AI System Hardware and Validation Engineering team to deliver next-generation, liquid-cooled AI inference solutions. This role involves leading the execution of rack-scale designs within a matrixed organization, managing requirements, schedules, and deliverables from concept through production. Key responsibilities include owning rack-level integration for compute nodes, PCIe fabrics, networking, storage, power delivery, and cooling. The engineer will drive firmware, software, and hardware co-design, coordinating platform-level debug, telemetry, and health monitoring. Required skills include experience with board design, SIPI, thermal, mechanical, BIOS, BMC, and networking. Candidates must be proficient with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, JIRA, and Confluence while utilizing Agile methods to manage complex program lifecycles for server technologies.

What you'll do

  • Lead the execution of next-generation rack-scale designs across multiple global teams.
  • Define and manage project requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables for engineering stakeholders.
  • Own rack-level integration plans for compute nodes, PCIe fabrics, networking, power, and cooling.
  • Drive firmware, software, and hardware co-design to align BIOS and telemetry requirements with hardware schedules.
  • Lead cross-functional design and readiness reviews for architecture, layout, thermal, and manufacturing.
  • Coordinate platform-level debug, telemetry, and logging to accelerate failure analysis and improve observability.
  • Establish triage mechanisms to prioritize defects and drive issues to root cause and verified closure.
  • Track program-level KPIs and publish executive dashboards regarding build quality, yield, and reliability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering experience.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering experience.
  • PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in systems or hardware engineering, hardware project lifecycle management, and technical product/program management (preferred).
  • Experience with rack level systems and components (preferred).
  • Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams in large, matrixed organizations (preferred).
  • Experience with server technologies including board design, SIPI, thermal, mechanical, BIOS, BMC, and networking (preferred).
  • Experience working with CMs, OEMs, ODMs, and suppliers in product development (preferred).

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