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Principal Customer Engineering (CE) Lead – Server Processor Platforms

Qualcomm

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/14/2026

Compensation

$189,200 - $283,800 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
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Job description

The Customer Engineering Lead at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between strategic customers and internal product teams, focusing on the launch and support of next-generation server processor platforms. This position is ideal for a seasoned technical expert who excels in a fast-paced environment and will initially involve hands-on work before evolving into a technical leadership role. The lead will work closely with various engineering teams and external partners to ensure high performance and reliability standards in customer system designs. As a founding member of the server Customer Engineering team, this role will help shape the team's future direction and priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience.
  • PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in server platform design, bring-up, or customer-facing technical roles is preferred.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead hardware support for strategic customers adopting server processor SoCs.
  • Act as the primary technical interface for customer hardware teams during design, bring-up, validation, and deployment phases.
  • Perform detailed reviews of customer schematics, PCB layouts, thermal designs, power delivery networks, and signal integrity plans.
  • Support SoC interface validation and debug across high-speed interfaces.
  • Collaborate closely with internal engineering, software, validation, and product teams to address technical challenges.
  • Identify gaps in customer and internal design expectations and propose practical solutions.
  • Familiarize with reference platforms and platform implementation guides to support customer development.
  • Deliver high-quality technical documentation, training, and onboarding material for customer enablement.
  • Drive continuous improvement of support processes and infrastructure to scale across customer engagements.
  • Help shape the future of the server Customer Engineering team and serve as a technical leader.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

198

FY2026

Approval rate

98.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

59,278

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-22%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+30%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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