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#Product Thermal Test Engineer, Senior

qualcomm
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Mar 2026
💰 $160,600/yr($107,000/yr$160,600/yr)

About the role


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Test Engineering

General Summary:

** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. **

Job Overview

  • Work as part of a large test and engineering systems organization which handles test automation infrastructure, test strategy, test plan development and execution & report management in Power and thermal test areas of CPU, DDR, Peripherals, AI and other technologies.

  • Role will include daily collaboration with other test engineers and power ecosystem as well as product engineers.

  • Use power measurement equipment to collect measurements for system use cases on test platform

  • Test planning and execution of test cases for Power/Thermal SW and debugging of SW related issues/problems on all Qualcomm chipset for various HLOS and non-HLOS Subsystems (Android, Windows etc.).

  • Execution of functional/features tests for power/thermal SW and power/ thermal characterization/optimization

  • Thermal and Power Testing of high peak power use cases

  • Provide test results and characterization/optimization data to cross functional teams.

  • Thermal mitigation algorithm validation and junction/skin temperature profiling

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Test Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Test Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years Systems Test Engineering or related work experience

  • Understanding of SW product life cycle and experience with SW test methodologies

  • Experience in any operating systems platform testing (Google Android, Windows phone etc)

  • Analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills

  • High level organization and results documentation

  • Passion for learning and intellectual curiosity

  • Communication and ability to partner with others

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously

  • Must be flexible, independent, and self-motivated.

  • Thermal/Power test experience on any platform is a plus

  • Knowledge of Power and Thermal SW features is a plus

  • Knowledge/experience of embedded systems is a plus

  • Knowledge of Thermal Device Profile is a plus

  • Experience with Ubuntu/Linux server OS and related tools is a plus

  • Development skills in Python, C/C++ is a plus

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