Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Systems Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm's central baseband hardware design organization designs baseband and embedded system development platforms utilizing Qualcomm MSM, MDM and power management SOCs for in-house design verification and software/firmware development. These highly integrated, multi-card platforms incorporate Qualcomm's high performance SOCs, high speed memories, high resolution displays, power management ICs (PMICs), RF transceivers/modules and a host of digital & analog peripherals (audio, USB/OTG, Bluetooth, GPS, MIPI, WLAN and LAN/Ethernet).

Successful applicants to this position will design baseband development platforms utilizing Qualcomm SoCs, ASICs and power management ICs for in-house design verification and software/firmware development. These platforms are comprised of a primary SoC(s) along with multiple digital/baseband and analog/RF modules with interfaces operating at gigabit speeds and require a working knowledge of applicable high-speed design practices along with familiarity of SoCs & PMICs interfaces.

Job responsibilities include working across disciplines to define the platform's requirements, working with the hardware team to define the architecture of the platform, designing and documenting the hardware platform, schematic and BOM capture, working with the CAD team on the PCB design and layout, lab-based design verification and integration, transition of the design to small volume production and technical support of in-house customers.

Design responsibilities include: high-speed digital/baseband board level design of multi-layer PCBs, signal integrity analysis and simulation of DDR3/DDR4 memories and gigabit transceivers, familiarity of power supply design/topologies, standardize high speed serial interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, etc.), integration and test, transition to manufacturing and maintaining hardware through the product cycle.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.

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