Senior HSIO Bench Test Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

This position is for the Post Silicon Engineering group that develops test solutions for highly integrated SOCs ( System on Chip) designed by Qualcomm.

Main responsibilities includes defining and executing the development of Test methodologies and characterization of High Speed SERDES Interfaces such as PCIe, USB4, UFS, DP, MIPI(DSI,CSI), PLLs and other proprietary interfaces.

Responsibilities includes developing and executing characterization plans for  High Speed  Interfaces to optimize design parameters and validate electrical compliance, driving corresponding first silicon bring up & debug to qualify designs fabricated at external foundries and performing technical data analysis of parametric performance over various operating conditions and configurations. Engineer will also assist in HW design and debug power integrity (PI) and signal integrity(SI) issues related to package and board design. Engineer will be working closely with cross-functional teams such as IC Design, Systems Engineering for chip/circuit bring up and debug. Engineer will be working with Customer Engineering and Hardware Applications teams to resolve customer issues/RMA debug in a time critical environment.

The individual selected for the position should be passionate about delivering quality work products, seek to continually learn about Qualcomm products as well as essential knowledge of industry trends, competitor products, and advances in various engineering fields from publicly available information and assist in conducting specialized analyses (e.g., feasibility studies, signal integrity, teardown analyses).

Required for this Role

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
• Work Experience: 5+ years in High Speed Silicon Validation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
• Work Experience: 3+ year of experience in related areas.
• Good understanding of VLSI technologies, CMOS analog and digital integrated circuits, mixed-signal and semiconductor physics.
• Knowledge of High Speed test and characterization including eye diagram characteristics, Receiver JTOL performance, Jitter analysis, signal integrity etc.
• Familiarity with SERDES Transmitter/Receiver design blocks.
• Hands on experience with lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes, TDRs/VNAs, J-BERT etc.
• Experience with Python/C# for test automation.
• Familiarity with Board Design concepts(Schematic reviews, Layout best practices etc) is a plus.
• Good ASIC device level characterization skills. System level knowledge is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills as well as good organization and documentation skills.
• Strong problem solving & debugging skills. Ability to work independently and with good initiative to overcome technical challenges.
• Strong Interpersonal and teamwork skills with proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$111,300.00 - $166,900.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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