Lead Server Product Architect- Sr Director

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, CA Posted 46 days ago $284,900$427,300 / year

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TL;DR

Join Qualcomm Technologies as a Senior Server Product Architect, where you will lead the definition of high-performance server SoC architecture for datacenters and enterprise markets. This role involves collaborating with chip and platform architects to develop detailed specifications that meet critical KPIs such as performance, power efficiency, and reliability. You will create roadmaps and feature sets across multiple domains including CPU design, coherency management, memory systems, and security, while also conducting analytical modeling of key server metrics. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in semiconductor product development, chiplet architecture, and commercializing server products, with a deep understanding of ARM and other CPU architectures. Strong technical documentation and communication skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Skills

CPU SoC Chiplet ARM Coherency management Memory system Power management RAS Security Debug architecture Test architecture ASIC design CMOS circuits Technical documentation Communication skills Hyperscale data center solutions Server architecture Product architecture Architecture domains Analytical modeling

What you'll do

  • Define and develop product and SoC architecture by collaborating with chip and platform architects.
  • Develop server roadmaps and feature sets across multiple architecture domains.
  • Analyze key performance indicators for server products in areas like performance, power, area, cost, RAS.
  • Create detailed technical documentation for server SoC architecture specifications.
  • Make trade-offs between PPA (performance, power, area), cost, features, and schedule to define product architecture.
  • Architect products using chiplets and various package integration technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience (10+ years) in CPU and SoC architecture for data centers.
  • Deep understanding of chiplet architecture, coherency management, memory systems.
  • Expertise in power management, RAS, security, debug, and test architecture.
  • Ability to make PPA, cost, feature, and schedule trade-offs for product definition.
  • Strong technical documentation and communication skills for complex SoC designs.
  • Experience in commercializing server products with influence on next-gen architectures.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $195k
This role $356k
$120k most similar roles pay here $460k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $167,159–$223,812 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $356k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 595 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 540 roles with salary data.

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