Baseband Hardware Design Engineer

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 high-speed embedded system development platforms utilizing Qualcomm applications processors, modems, power management/charging ICs, and RF modules for in-house design verification, software/firmware development, and SOC product test. These highly integrated, multi-card platforms incorporate Qualcomm's high-performance SOCs, high speed memories (DRAM), high resolution displays, RF transceivers/modules, and a host of digital & analog peripherals (Audio, USB, Bluetooth, GPS, MIPI, PCIe, WLAN, and LAN/Ethernet).

Job Responsibilities:

• 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 PWB layout
• Lab-based design verification and integration
• Transition of the design to small volume production
• Technical support of in-house customers

Required Skills/Experience:

• BSEE or MSEE in Electrical Engineering or related field
• High-speed digital/baseband, power management, & analog circuit experience
• Strong lab skills (strong debugging skills, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.).

The following skills are highly desired:

• Experience working with 1GHz+ ARM or x86 hardware platforms that include DDRx memory interfaces.
• Experience working on signal and power integrity issues.
• Familiarity with high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, etc.)
• Experience with industry standard schematic capture tools
• Familiarity with power supply design / topologies and low-power design techniques

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$93,800.00 - $140,800.00

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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