Join the Wearable Hardware Applications Team at Qualcomm Technologies as a senior hardware applications engineer, where you will provide technical leadership and support to customers developing products on Qualcomm SoC platforms. Your day-to-day responsibilities include independently managing customer engagements from concept through mass production, offering guidance on system architecture, design reviews, and hands-on debugging of complex issues involving power, performance, and connectivity. You will collaborate with internal teams across silicon, software, and platform engineering to resolve technical challenges and contribute to best practices documentation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in SoC-based system design, familiarity with high-speed peripherals like USB and PCIe, and proficiency in programming languages for diagnostics and automation. This role demands strong analytical skills, independent execution, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while ensuring customer success at a leading technology company known for its cutting-edge mobile platforms.
Skills
SoC
CPUs
GPUs
NPUs
DSPs
Power_architecture
PDN_analysis
SI/PI_fundamentals
USB
PCIe
CSI
DSI
PCB_design
Python
Shell_scripting
Linux
RTOS
Git
JIRA
Confluence
What you'll do
Independently manage customer hardware applications engagements from concept to mass production.
Provide technical guidance and issue resolution for assigned customers throughout the product lifecycle.
Perform hands-on debug of complex system-level issues involving power, performance, connectivity, and peripherals.
Analyze customer requirements and map them to Qualcomm platforms with a plan of record.
Identify and mitigate technical risks or limitations in customer projects.
What we're looking for
Strong experience with SoC-based system design and bring-up.
Working knowledge of high-speed peripherals and interfaces like USB, PCIe, CSI, DSI.
Experience reviewing and debugging high-speed PCB designs.
Familiarity with programming or scripting languages for diagnostics and automation.
Prior customer-facing engineering roles in Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering, etc.
Ability to execute independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities.
Strong analytical skills and professional communication with customers and internal stakeholders.
Market check
Salary context
This
$143,400–$215,000
range sits above
54%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$138,000–$218,500
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$144,875–$208,900
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 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.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$224,400
across 536 roles with salary data.