Signal Integrity Validation Lead

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, CA · Austin, TX Posted 24 days ago $151,800–$227,800 / year
View original post Log in to save

At a glance

AI generated

TL;DR

The Signal Integrity Validation Lead at Qualcomm Technologies is an individual contributor role within the data center server platforms team, requiring deep technical expertise and cross-functional leadership to drive electrical validation and characterization for high-speed interfaces like PCIe, DDR, and Ethernet. This position involves owning and executing signal integrity validation strategies across multiple programs, defining standard practices, and leading end-to-end validation from lab setup to complex system bring-up. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with high-speed I/O validation, hands-on skills with advanced measurement tools, and proficiency in Python or C/C++ for test automation and data analysis. They must also possess strong collaboration and communication skills to influence design decisions and mentor team members while ensuring ecosystem readiness through interoperability testing.

Skills

Python C/C++ PCIe DDR Ethernet BERTs VNAs TDR oscilloscopes test automation data analysis signal integrity power integrity system-level debug high-speed I/O validation cross-functional collaboration industry standards validation methodologies simulation correlation channel modeling IBIS-AMI

What you'll do

  • Own and drive signal integrity validation strategy across multiple platforms.
  • Lead end-to-end electrical validation for high-speed interfaces like PCIe and DDR.
  • Define and standardize validation practices including compliance and debug workflows.
  • Architect lab infrastructure and automation frameworks for data analysis pipelines.
  • Drive complex system bring-up, deep debug, and root cause analysis at various levels.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in high-speed I/O validation at silicon, package, or system/board level
  • Strong fundamentals in signal integrity, power integrity, and system-level debug methodologies
  • Hands-on experience with high-speed lab instrumentation (e.g., oscilloscopes, BERTs)
  • Experience validating high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, Ethernet
  • Proven ability to drive validation execution and deliver against program schedules
  • Experience with test automation and data analysis using Python or C/C++
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Market check

Salary context

This $151,800–$227,800 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$135,900–$218,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,750–$215,687

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

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 $148,300–$224,400 across 531 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Qualcomm

More like this

Similar roles

Signal Integrity Architect

Qualcomm

Santa Clara, Ca,Us, US 24 days ago $220,200–$330,400
ANSYS HFSS Cadence Sigrity Dassault Systèmes CST Keysight ADS Synopsys HSPICE Unix/Linux EDA tools scripting MATLAB Perl Python DDR5 LPDDR5X PCIe CXL USB Ethernet CoWoS InFo EMIB RDL Cadence Allegro VNA oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers PCIE/I2C analyzers traffic generators TDR differential probes

Signal Integrity Engineer

Broadcom

Usa-Ca San Jose Innovation Drive, US 46 days ago $141,300–$226,000
SPICE Python TCL DDR LPDDR HBM SI/PI EDA Power Distribution Networks PCB Package Interposers Automate Documentation Presentations

Signal Integrity Engineer

Broadcom

Usa-Ca San Jose Innovation Drive, US 46 days ago $141,300–$226,000
SPICE Python TCL DDR LPDDR HBM SI/PI EDA Power Distribution Networks PCB Package Interposers Automate Documentation Presentations IC Database types Scripting

Signal and Power Integrity Engineer

Nvidia

Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US 76 days ago $116,000–$189,750
ANSYS HFSS Python MATLAB JMP Cadence Allegro ADS Ansys Designer VNA TDR DSO ParBERT SIWAVE Grafana Prometheus CI/CD PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes

Signal and Power Integrity Engineer - Hardware

Nvidia

Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US 76 days ago $116,000–$189,750
ANSYS_HFSS ANSYS_Q3D ANSYS_SIWAVE Matlab JMP Cadence_Allegro PCIe USB GDDR6 LPDDR5X HBM SATA HDMI ADS VNA TDR DSO ParBERT SPICE PDN_Evaluation_Tools

Senior Signal and Power Integrity Engineer

Nvidia

Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US 33 days ago $136,000–$218,500
HFSS Sigrity Hspice Cadence Allegro PCB designer Constraints Manager PCIE LPDDR DDR GDDR MIPI HDMI USB NRZ PAM4