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Automotive HW Methodology Principal Engineer

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/11/2026

Compensation

$192,000 - $288,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 97.1%·Filings 1,170·New hires 255·
Established Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

The role at Qualcomm focuses on defining and driving end-to-end Predictive Maintenance solutions for automotive SoCs. It requires strong SoC architecture experience and a deep understanding of the silicon development lifecycle. The position involves collaboration across multiple domains and teams to ensure that Predictive Maintenance capabilities are effectively implemented and productized. The successful candidate will influence key decisions and methodologies to enhance silicon health monitoring and reliability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience, or a Master's degree with 7+ years, or a PhD with 6+ years.
  • Strong SoC architecture experience with a solid understanding of the full silicon development lifecycle.
  • Broad cross-domain knowledge spanning hardware design, DFT/test infrastructure, firmware/software interaction, and system-level reliability.
  • Experience with DFT technologies such as MBIST, ATPG, LBIST, in-system test, and structural test reuse.
  • Good understanding of silicon aging, reliability mechanisms, and automotive qualification expectations.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and own Predictive Maintenance solutions across hardware, DFT, software, and reliability domains for automotive SoCs.
  • Drive SoC-level architecture decisions to enable silicon health monitoring, aging prediction, and proactive failure mitigation.
  • Collaborate closely with SoC architecture, DFT, reliability, manufacturing, technology, and software teams throughout the full silicon development cycle.
  • Translate reliability and safety requirements into concrete hardware, DFT, and software mechanisms.
  • Influence methodology, infrastructure, and roadmap decisions to ensure scalable and reusable Predictive Maintenance solutions across automotive programs.

Benefits

  • Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.

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