Senior Director SoC Architecture - AI Accelerators, ASICS Engineering

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 9+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Leadership & Technical Responsibilities

• Lead rack-scale systems architecture and platform direction aligned to Qualcomm’s AI and data center roadmap
• Mentor senior technical teams across systems engineering, platform integration, and architecture execution
• Drive cross-functional alignment across silicon, hardware, software, firmware, operations, and customer engineering teams
• Provide technical guidance to senior leadership and support customer and ecosystem engagements as a subject matter expert
• Promote engineering discipline, accountability, and execution rigor across complex systems programs

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and drive rack-scale architecture across compute, networking, power, cooling, and system integration
• Establish OCP-aligned rack-level designs and platform standards
• Lead platform execution from concept through validation, production readiness, and customer deployment
• Drive hardware–software co-design including firmware, telemetry, observability, and rack management
• Partner with hyperscalers, OEMs, ODMs, and ecosystem providers to scale adoption
• Establish program KPIs, technical reviews, and operating cadence to ensure predictable execution
• Ensure systems meet reliability, scalability, manufacturability, and total cost of ownership targets
• Drive adoption of next-generation technologies including CXL, composable infrastructure, and advanced interconnects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field. 
• 15+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. 
• 15+ years of 4G/5G/6G systems and associated cellular standards (e.g.,  3GPP NR, LTE, LTE, 3G).
• 4+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization. 
• 4+ years of supervisory experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).
• 2+ years of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$256,600.00 - $385,000.00

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