mid software engineering Hardware Engineer ic · Posted Apr 9, 2026
$133,600 – $200,400
USD per year

About this role

Qualcomm is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, Testing, Data Analytics. Compensation is listed at $133,600–$200,400 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Location
San Diego, CA
Posted
Apr 9, 2026

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Job description

from Qualcomm careers

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Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

## Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated engineer with passion for problem solving to join our team and work on our world-class semiconductor chips. As a member of our Graphics Post-silicon team, you will be involved in all the phases of our silicon validation stage to ensure the successful commercialization of our GPU in the next generation chips.

In this position, you will be focusing on the power analysis and voltage margin optimizations for our GPU core. You will be involved in the characterization and tuning of our system-level power management solutions and work in with cross-functional teams, such as the architecture, design, SW and production engineering teams, to commercialize our most advanced, high-performance and power-efficient GPUs in the next mobile and computing devices.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ yrs of related experience in system-level Validation with focus on power analysis and characterization of digital circuits and in one or more below areas:

\-- System validation on emulation platforms and on silicon with experience in chip bring-up and debug.

\-- Programming of device drivers in C language

\-- Debugging low-level software and hardware issues

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