Senior Digital Design Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$129,165–$173,400 / yr
Posted
31 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Feb 7, 2027

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Below market

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Similar $183k
This role $151k
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This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $152,250–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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

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TL;DR · Senior Digital Design Engineer

As a Senior Digital Design Engineer within the ASICS Engineering group, you will independently manage high-speed digital design, baseband design, signal integrity analysis, and simulation for various power management ICs. You will be responsible for designing CPU-based circuit boards and cards tailored for wireless devices, consumer electronics, and low-power platforms. Your daily work involves performing component level evaluation, optimization, unit testing, and RF debug of platform hardware. You will collaborate with the CAD team on PWB layout while supporting design engineers with complex test execution and schematic capture. The role requires expertise in hardware engineering disciplines to define platform requirements and architecture throughout the product cycle. Key technical focus areas include signal integrity, power management, and transitioning designs into small volume production for wireless systems and integrated circuit development.

What you'll do

  • Perform high-speed digital design, baseband design, and signal integrity analysis and simulation.
  • Design CPU-based circuit boards and cards for consumer electronics and wireless devices.
  • Conduct component level evaluation, optimization, unit testing, and RF debug of platform hardware.
  • Support design engineers with the setup and execution of complex tests for baseband designs.
  • Define platform requirements, architecture, and document hardware platforms including schematic and BOM capture.
  • Coordinate with the CAD team on PWB layout and lab-based design verification.
  • Manage the transition of designs to small volume production and provide in-house technical support.

What we're looking for

  • A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is accepted.
  • Experience in high-speed digital design and baseband design.
  • Experience in signal integrity analysis and simulation.
  • Experience in integration, test, transition, and power management ICs for hardware development.
  • Ability to design CPU-based circuit boards and cards for consumer electronics and wireless devices.
  • Experience in digital component level evaluation, optimization, unit level testing, and RF debug.
  • Ability to perform schematic and BOM capture for shared platforms.
  • Ability to work with CAD teams on PWB layout and lab-based design verification.

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