Board Engineer, Staff

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > CAD Component General Summary: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary: San Diego - US Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. The successful candidate will operate as a member of the Central Hardware Systems Board design & layout team, and will be able to design and document printed circuit board layouts that conform to manufacturing and industry standards and Qualcomm design guidelines. You’ll collaborate with IOT PDM, PM & Engineering teams to help design and implement schematics and constraints into high-quality PCB layouts for advanced layout designs across IOT & Compute reference design form factor accurate platforms. Key Responsibilities include Design& Layout PCBs for reference IOT & Compute systems, including form factor accurate (FFA) reference platforms and high-volume circuit boards. Engineer high-speed, multi-layer stack-ups encompassing application processors, digital processors, RF/radio circuits, and power delivery networks. Utilize advanced manufacturing techniques: stacked micro-vias, sequential lamination, and small-pitch package design rules. Collaborate effectively with internal teams in the U.S. and design partners globally to deliver high-performance PWB solutions. Liaise with internal stakeholders and external vendors to support HW platform & PCB fabrication and assembly throughout the product lifecycle. The candidate is expected to have proficiency on Siemens/Mentor Xpedition, Altium or Cadence Allegro PCB design software and is expected to have experience in developing PCB design solutions for a variety of design types and working with internal teams and external suppliers to support PCB fabrication and assembly. BSEE (or equivalent) with Electrical Board design experience. 2+ years Hardware Engineering experience designing reference and consumer PCBs for product. Familiar with COTS IOT Interfaces. Proficient with all MS Office 365 Tools. Understanding of how to use AI to efficiently solve problems. 6+ years actively involved in PCB high speed design. 6+ years actively involved in PCB design for HDI & high-density electronics packaging. 4+ years experience in a PCB design role designing consumer-grade products or low volume test products utilizing latest generation processor chips & ICs. Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. Experience as a Board design Engineer in the IOT Industry. Knowledge base of key component suppliers. BSEE with EE experience. Experience in Agile or similar PLM software. Proficient with all MS Office 365 Tools Understanding of how to use AI to efficiently solve problems. Design experience across RF, Analog, High-speed digital circuits – DDR5 & 6, HDMI, PCIe, SATA, MIPI, USB 2,3.x, GigE, LPDDR board designs & stackups. Expected to possess expert understanding and demonstrated application of PCB design principles, practices, and standards. Develops solutions to a