Staff, Customer Engineering (CE) Server Processor Platforms

## \nCompany:\n\nQualcomm Technologies, Inc.\n\n## Job Area:\n\nEngineering Group, Engineering Group \u003e Hardware Applications Engineering\n\nGeneral Summary:\n\nJoin a high-impact Customer Engineering team enabling next-generation server processor platforms for one of the world\u2019s leading semiconductor innovators. As a Staff, Customer Engineer, you will serve as a technical interface between strategic customers\u2014including hyperscalers, OEMs, and ODMs\u2014and internal product teams, helping to launch and sustain industry-leading server SoCs. \n \nThis role is ideal for a seasoned technical expert and communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. You will drive customer adoption from concept to commercialization and mass production, representing the voice of the customer internally while delivering best-in-class technical support externally. In this role, you\u2019ll work closely with the CE Server Team lead, internal design, systems, and validation teams, and with external partners across thermal, power, SI/PI, and firmware disciplines.You\u0027ll also become deeply familiar with reference platforms and platform implementation guides to ensure customer system designs meet the highest performance and reliability standards.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n\u2022 Bachelor\u0027s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience. \nOR \nMaster\u0027s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience. \nOR \nPhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.\n\n \nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n\u2022 Master\u0027s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.\n\n\u2022 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience in server platform design, bring-up, or customer-facing technical roles\n\n\u2022 Prior experience supporting hyperscalers, OEMs, or ODMs in server hardware deployment\n\n\u2022 Deep understanding of high-speed board design principles including: o DDR5, PCIe Gen6/Gen7, CXL, SerDes, and Ethernet o PDN design, SI/PI simulation and debug, EMI/EMC mitigation\n\n\u2022 Experience with system bring-up and debug tools: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, etc.\n\n\u2022 Familiarity with system firmware (UEFI, BMC, BIOS) interactions during hardware validation\n\n\u2022 Exposure to server platform compliance and interoperability standards (e.g., OCP, JEDEC, PCI-SIG)\n\n\u2022 Programming or scripting experience (e.g., Python, shell) to aid automation or debug \u2022 Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills\n\n\u2022 Demonstrated ability to influence internal teams and manage customer engagements with high autonomy\n\n \nPrincipal Duties and Responsibilities:\n\n\u2022 Provide hardware support for strategic customers adopting server processor SoCs, including hyperscalers, OEMs, and ODMs\n\n\u2022 Act as a technical interface for customer hardware teams during design, bring-up, validation, and deployment phases\n\n\u2022 Perform detailed reviews of customer schematics, PCB layouts, thermal designs, power delivery networks, and signal integrity plans\n\n\u2022 Support SoC interface validation and debug across DDR, PCIe Gen6/Gen7, CXL, Ethernet, and other high-speed interfaces\n\n\u2022 Collaborate closely with the CE team, internal engineering, software, validation, and product teams to address technical challenges and customer feedback\n\n\u2022 Identify gaps in customer and internal design expectations and propose practical solutions or mitigations\n\n\u2022 Familiarize with the reference platforms and platform implementation guides developed by internal teams to effectively support customer development\n\n\u2022 Develop \u0026 Deliver high-quality technical documentation, training, and onboarding material for customer enablement\n\n\u2022 Drive continuous improvement of support processes and infrastructure to scale across customer engagements\n\n \nBonus Skills\n\n\u2022 Familiarity with SoC integration, including silicon debug or validation experience\n\n\u2022 Previous participation in server platform standardization efforts (e.g., OCP NIC 3.0, Open Compute Server specs)\n\n\u2022 Experience with AI/ML, HPC, or cloud workload requirements on server platforms\n\nQualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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