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DDR and D2D PHY System Design Engineer (San Diego or Santa Clara)
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
General Summary:
QCT mixed-signal IP design team is looking for skilled system architect to help design high-speed, high-performance and low-power LPDDR and D2D PHYs for Qualcomm’s products targeted for 5G, AI/ML, compute, and automotive applications. This role is part of the LPDDR and D2D PHY design team. You’ll help with system design, building, and testing—starting from early ideas all the way to final chip production and validation.
Responsibilities:
- Analysis and ownership of system and architecture
- Development of system timing budgets, both on-die and off-chip.
- Signal and power integrity
- Lead and deliver best-in-class solutions for product needs
Required for this Role:
- 10+ years in DDR and/or D2D PHY design
- Expertise in SOCAMM/DIMM long-channel signal integrity, and power delivery
- Strong knowledge of system architecture, link-budgets, trainings, and integration
- Solid understanding of design-for-yield and production challenges in high-speed links
- Strong communication skills; proven ability to collaborate across global teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience from architecture through production in server-class designs
- System understanding of memory and D2D links for high-performance compute
- Experience in latest process technology nodes and mixed-signal designs
- Unix/Perl/TCL scripting (must be comfortable with writing scripts)
Educational Requirements
- Required: Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering
- Preferred: Master's, Electrical Engineering
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$164,000.00 - $246,000.00
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm
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10,001+
Employees
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Headquarters
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Reviews
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Pros
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Interesting work and new skill development
Strong brand name recognition
Cons
Low compensation compared to market rates
Poor communication from employees
No benefits provided
Salary Ranges
21 data points
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Mid/L4 · Analog Mixed Signal Design Engineer
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Stock
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Bonus
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$155,284
$155,284
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Duration
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2
Recruiter Screen
3
Technical Phone Screen
4
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5
Team Matching
6
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System Design
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