PMIC Applications Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 22
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Hardware Engineering Group works on Snapdragon-based platforms and their power subsystems. The team supports PMIC and power solution validation, board bring-up, and system-level hardware debugging for customer products. This PMIC Application Engineer role partners with customers, product development, and system partners to resolve PMIC and power subsystem issues, review schematics and designs, and drive root-cause analysis on system-level hardware problems.
What you will do
- Work closely with customers, product development teams, and system partners to enable successful deployment of Snapdragon-based products
- Debugging and resolving PMIC and power subsystem issues
- Supporting schematic and design reviews
- Performing root-cause analysis on system-level hardware problems
- Validating power solutions and custom feature enablement
- Collaborating with PMIC design, systems, software, and hardware teams to drive timely issue resolution
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- B.Tech / M.Tech Electronics, Electrical, Power Systems, Power Electronics etc..
- Strong fundamentals in power management architecture, SMPS/DC-DC converters, LDO regulators, ADCs, battery charging and fuel-gauge systems, power sequencing, low-power design techniques, and mixed-signal circuit debugging
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to support customer-facing technical engagements in a fast-paced environment
Preferred qualifications
- PMIC architecture
- SMPS buck/boost converters
- DC/DC
- LDOs
- battery charging and fuel-gauge solutions
- schematic review
- board bring-up and hardware debugging
- hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, power analyzers, logic analyzers, electronic loads, and other power characterization and validation equipment
- customer enablement
- cross-functional collaboration
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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