Staff Hardware Design Engineer, SoC/SIP
Qualcomm
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This role pays less than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$227,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $124k versus about $195k for comparable roles.
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has 564 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $152,130–$222,500 across 550 roles with salary data.
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As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will join an inventive team responsible for developing next-generation 6G prototype platforms and high-performance hardware modules. This role sits at the intersection of circuit design and physical validation, where you will take high-speed digital designs from initial schematic architecture through physical PCB layout oversight and lab testing. Your daily responsibilities include driving schematic capture, selecting components, managing complex bills of materials, and performing board bring-up and functional characterization. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize layout topologies for high-speed buses while documenting test plans and engineering change orders. The role requires proficiency in tools like Hyperlynx, LTspice, Siemens Xpedition, or Cadence Allegro. Essential skills include using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, as well as knowledge of impedance control, crosstalk, power delivery, and protocols such as Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, USB, I2C, and SPI.
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