General Summary:Qualcomm's Data Center team develops cutting-edge rack-scale AI inference solutions for next-generation liquid-cooled data centers. As part of our rapid expansion, we are seeking an experienced and highly skilled engineer to drive system-level bring-up, debug, validation, and failure analysis of accelerator cards, servers, and rack-scale platforms. This role will focus on identifying, triaging, and resolving hardware and software issues while developing robust test processes and operational infrastructure to support the delivery of industry-leading AI products.
Key Responsibilities- Drive end-to-end debug activities, including issue triage, root cause analysis, and communication with stakeholders.
- Investigate hardware, firmware, and software failures encountered during card, server, rack, and test fixture bring-up.
- Gather, analyze, and correlate failure data to identify trends, isolate root causes, and drive corrective actions.
- Develop, integrate, and document hardware and software bring-up, validation, and debug processes.
- Design and enhance test automation infrastructure to improve debug efficiency, validation coverage, and test stability.
- Execute validation plans and debug methodologies for accelerator cards, server platforms, Ethernet, PCIe, and high-speed I/O interfaces.
- Create debug tools, test scripts, and diagnostic procedures to accelerate issue reproduction and resolution.
- Prioritize and track issue resolution and communicate progress through regular updates on root causes, corrective actions, and overall status.
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
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Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
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PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Required Skills and Experience- Proven experience debugging and validating enterprise-class hardware, firmware, and software systems.
- Strong understanding of server architectures, AI accelerators or GPU cards, PCIe, networking, and system integration.
- Hands-on experience with failure analysis methodologies and root cause investigation.
- Proficiency using hardware debug equipment, including oscilloscopes, JTAG tools, and other diagnostic instrumentation.
- Familiarity with Linux-based automation environments and scripting.
- Hands-on experience working in laboratory environments and performing system bring-up activities.
- Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and hardware debug skills in a Linux environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
Preferred Skills and Experience- Experience with server manufacturing test, failure analysis, or system qualification.
- Experience developing debug and test automation tools using Python or similar scripting languages.
- Strong analytical skills with experience processing and interpreting large sets of hardware validation or manufacturing test data.
- Experience debugging PCIe, Ethernet, memory, power, or signal integrity issues using protocol or logic analyzers.
- Experience supporting rack-scale AI, HPC, or data center platforms.
- Experience supporting DevOps and IT infrastructure activities in engineering lab and test environments.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $117,800.00 - $176,600.00
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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