Senior Director of Engineering, AI Platform
Qualcomm
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $176,937–$246,600 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $287k versus about $212k for comparable roles.
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has 587 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $147,900–$218,400 across 562 roles with salary data.
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The Senior Director, EDA & HPC Engineering Platforms leads the vision, architecture, and global operations for the compute, data, and development infrastructure supporting silicon and systems engineering. This leader manages a portfolio including HPC grids, intelligent scheduling, EDA license orchestration, source code management, and container platforms. Key responsibilities involve defining multi-year modernization roadmaps, governing technical standards, and building a high-performing organization to support design and CAD teams. The role requires expertise in IBM LSF, Altair PBS Pro, Slurm, FlexNet, and Git/GitHub Enterprise. Candidates must navigate Linux/Unix environments using Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes while managing high-performance storage like NetApp or Weka. The position solves complex engineering productivity problems by integrating telemetry into decision systems and ensuring robust intellectual property protection across hybrid cloud and on-premises data centers.
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