Job Area:Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Architect
General Summary:The
Solutions Architect - Principal serves as the
strategic technology and solution partner for the RFFE Engineering organization. This role acts as the
primary architectural bridge between RFFE business and engineering stakeholders and OneIT, ensuring business priorities are translated into scalable, secure, and future-ready technology solutions.
The role is accountable for shaping an integrated
solution, application, and data architecture that enables engineering productivity, standardization, and long-term scalability. Operating across engineering tools, infrastructure, data, and AI platforms, this position plays a key role in advancing
Data & AI enablement and improving time-to-market for RFFE.
This role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week). **This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.**Key ResponsibilitiesSolution Architecture & Business Alignment- Serve as the senior architectural point of contact between RFFE Engineering and OneIT.
- Translate complex engineering and business requirements into end-to-end solution architectures, roadmaps, and execution plans.
- Ensure alignment between RFFE needs and OneIT enterprise platforms, standards, and operating models.
Portfolio, Demand & Technology Governance- Shape and govern an integrated portfolio of applications, platforms, and solutions supporting RFFE Engineering.
- Provide architectural guidance to ensure optimal scalability, cost efficiency, reliability, and performance.
- Identify redundancies, technical debt, and opportunities for simplification across the tool landscape.
Engineering Enablement & Infrastructure Solutions- Lead architectural analysis and improvement planning for RFFE-critical engineering services and infrastructure (e.g., Bench, FC3, Starlab).
- Partner with platform, infrastructure, and operations teams to drive engineering system resiliency and performance.
- Establish clear service ownership models for critical RFFE engineering capabilities.
Data & AI Architecture Enablement- Contribute to the RFFE Data & AI strategy aligned with OneIT platforms (e.g., Enterprise Data Hub, AI frameworks).
- Define architectural approaches for engineering AI use cases, including data models, pipelines, and GPU infrastructure needs.
- Enable connected data architectures spanning engineering and manufacturing to support analytics and AI-driven insights.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence- Build trusted advisory relationships with senior RFFE Engineering, Product Management, and Program Management leaders.
- Enable transparency and decision-making through architecture trade-offs, options, and data-driven recommendations.
- Influence cross-domain alignment without direct authority.
Key Business Stakeholders- VP Engineering, RFFE
- Senior Director, Program Management, RFFE
- VP Product Management, RFFE
- OneIT platform, infrastructure, and data leadership
Required Qualifications- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, IT engineering enablement, or enterprise technology roles.
- Proven experience operating as a senior, business-facing architect in complex, global environments.
- Strong understanding of product lifecycles, tools, and digital enablement models.
- Experience shaping application, data, or platform architectures with measurable business impact.
- Ability to influence across matrixed IT and engineering organizations.
Preferred Skills & Attributes- Strong architectural judgment, systems thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Business-outcome orientation with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Minimum Qualifications:• 8+ years of IT-specific work experience with a Bachelor's degree.
OR
10+ years of IT-specific work experience without a Bachelor's degree.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $168,000.00 - $252,000.00
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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