Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing reference platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more.

Position: Server Technical Program Manager (TPM)

As an experienced Server Technical Program Manager (individual contributor), you will partner on technical program management for the platform team, reporting to the TPM lead, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, software, firmware, SIPI, and packaging. You will coordinate planning, address complex challenges in high-performance platform development, and facilitate seamless production transitions for server products.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute technical program management for next-generation server platforms within a matrixed organization across multiple teams and global locations.
• Provide hands-on program management across analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation phases.
• Define and manage program requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables with engineering teams, partners, and stakeholders.
• Conduct risk assessments, implement mitigation strategies, manage change, actively communicating with stakeholders to drive solutions.
• Oversee daily activities and quality assurance by establishing and tracking milestones, plans, and project tasks, managing feature requests, and balancing schedules with product value.
• Drive process improvements across teams and functions.
• Coordinate platforms’ supply and demand across teams within program constraints and priorities.
• Communicate regularly with project leads and internal teams, providing senior management with updates on milestones, budgets, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems or hardware engineering or technical product/program management.
• Experience with server hardware systems and interfaces.
• Proven experience working with technical teams to develop systems, solutions, and products.
• Strong ability to build working relationships across multidisciplinary teams and global time zones.
• Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, establishing processes, and coordinating release schedules, and working in large, matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated excellence with MS Office apps, Share Point, JIRA/Confluence & other bug tracking tools.
• Strong communication, organizational, coordination, multi-tasking, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in systems or hardware engineering and hardware project lifecycle management.
• Expertise in enterprise servers and components (e.g., CPUs, FPGAs, memory) and data center architecture.
• Experience with server technologies, including board design, SIPI, thermal and mechanical aspects, BIOS, BMC, and networking.
• Familiarity with platform hardware architectures, server BOM’s & build configurations, test / debug workflows, SW stacks, product development life cycle & NPI milestones.
• Familiarity with Agile methods and practices.
• Experience working with CMs, OEMs, ODMs, and suppliers in product development.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience managing complex program lifecycles, building sustainable processes, and coordinating release schedules.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR
  Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
  OR
  PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$151,800.00 - $227,800.00

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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