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Sr Staff Engineer, SOC Architect, AI Accelerators

qualcomm
Santa Clara, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jun 2026
💰 $278,900/yr($185,900/yr$278,900/yr)

About the role


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced SoC architect to work on the next generation AI products in the datacenter.

We are looking for a data center engineer whose expertise spans security, RAS and/or virtualization.

The selected candidate will help define the architecture and drive requirements from card/server level to a full rack.

Responsibilities:

  • Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements

  • Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements

  • Analysis of the current AI server deployments in different datacenters

  • Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products

Design the SOC architecture for at least one or more of the following areas:

1.RAS

  • Reliability analysis of the card, server and rack level systems

  • Design/architect for easy serviceability

  • Implement HW/SW techniques for improved availability to mitigate failures.

2.Virtualization

  • Support multiple clients using VMs on the same HW platform

  • Leverage industry best practices for security and isolation between clients

3.Security

  • Confidential compute or its equivalent based on datacenter requirements

Minimum Requirements:

  • HW design, testing and commercialization experience

  • 5+ years of experience of working in datacenter related products - servers, accelerators etc.

  • In-depth knowledge of datacenter - security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power,  cooling, lifecycle, deployments etc.

  • Good knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.

  • Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Experience and knowledge of Server SOC security specifically in the area of Confidential Compute

  • Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum is a plus

  • Experience and knowledge in defining RAS infrastructure at the Server SoC level

  • Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, TDISP etc.

  • Good knowledge of server SOC architectures focusing on  security, RAS and virtualization

  • Good knowledge of Ethernet protocols with emphasis on error recovery and virtualization

  • Ability to work with PdM (Product Marketing) and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS and virtualization etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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