Staff, Customer Engineering (CE) – Server Processor Platforms
QualcommStaff, Customer Engineering (CE) – Server Processor Platforms
QualcommLocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/14/2026
Compensation
$143,400 - $215,000 per year
Job description
Join Qualcomm's high-impact Customer Engineering team as a Staff Customer Engineer, where you will serve as a technical interface between strategic customers and internal product teams. This role focuses on enabling next-generation server processor platforms and requires a seasoned technical expert who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will drive customer adoption from concept to commercialization while delivering best-in-class technical support. Collaborating closely with various teams, you will ensure that customer system designs meet high performance and reliability standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field is preferred.
- 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience in server platform design or customer-facing technical roles is preferred.
- Prior experience supporting hyperscalers, OEMs, or ODMs in server hardware deployment is preferred.
- Deep understanding of high-speed board design principles including DDR5, PCIe Gen6/Gen7, CXL, SerDes, and Ethernet is preferred.
- Experience with system bring-up and debug tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers is preferred.
- Familiarity with system firmware interactions during hardware validation is preferred.
- Exposure to server platform compliance and interoperability standards is preferred.
- Programming or scripting experience to aid automation or debug is preferred.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills are required.
Responsibilities
- Provide hardware support for strategic customers adopting server processor SoCs.
- Act as a 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.
- Develop and deliver high-quality technical documentation, training, and onboarding material for customer enablement.
- Drive continuous improvement of support processes and infrastructure across customer engagements.
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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