Server Project Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$233,000–$349,600 / yr
Posted
88 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 12, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $291k
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · Server Project Engineer

The Server Project Engineer joins the Data Center team to develop high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions for data center applications. This critical leadership role involves planning and executing project phases from concept to commercialization across all engineering teams. The engineer is responsible for overseeing chipset development, ensuring performance, power, and area KPIs are met while driving the resolution of technical issues across various functional blocks and components. Key responsibilities include identifying project risks, mitigating them, and improving existing processes to meet product specifications. The role requires expertise in semiconductor architecture, SoC design, ARM architecture, and advanced process nodes. Candidates must possess skills in hardware and software engineering, silicon characterization, power and thermal convergence, and trade-off analysis to solve complex problems related to memory, coherent interconnects, chiplet infrastructure, and power management for hyperscale data center solutions.

What you'll do

  • Oversee chipset development to ensure performance, power, area (PPA), schedule, and cost targets are met.
  • Drive the resolution of engineering issues across all functional blocks and components of the chipset.
  • Identify critical project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
  • Identify gaps in existing processes and influence the development of new methodologies to meet product specifications.
  • Manage the project lifecycle from initial concept through to final commercialization.
  • Communicate complex technical status updates clearly to cross-functional leads and stakeholders.
  • Perform engineering tradeoff analyses for high-performance, low-power SoC designs at advanced process nodes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • Over 10 years of experience in semiconductor product development including system design, SoC architecture, and hardware validation.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Expertise in architecting high-performance solutions for SoCs such as memory, interconnects, CPUs, and power management.
  • Experience in chipset commercialization including post-silicon validation, power/thermal convergence, and silicon characterization.
  • Proven track record in hyperscale data center solutions and experience with ARM architecture.

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