Graphics (GPU) Hardware Project Engineer

Company: Qualcomm
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 23, 2025

Job Description:

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drive digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Our growth strategy includes core technology development of the Adreno GPU to satisfy an ever-growing breadth of markets and use cases, including Snapdragon application processors for mobile (Android), laptops (Windows), VR (headsets), AR, hand-held gaming, wearables and others. We need extremely smart & engaged individuals to play key roles in this large & diverse team with one mission: make the best GPUs possible, for all markets.RoleThe Project Engineer (PE) is the overall technical lead for a core development project throughout a given phase (Architecture, Development, Productization, or all three). They partner with Product Managers (PdM) on product requirements, priorities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and customer/competitive needs. They partner with Program Managers (PM) on schedule, milestones, execution metrics, and processes. The PE is focused on the technical aspects across functional teams & domains such as system architecture & modeling, hardware design, verification, silicon implementation, validation, and ultimately, product launch of the SOC (System on Chip) to OEMs and consumers. Important decisions are made almost daily, and always for the "best" possible product within reasonable risk parameters, to ensure success. These products will determine the margin (profitability) & Qualcomm share of the corresponding markets.Responsibilities may include:

• Partner with all engineering teams on definition, execution and delivery of GPUs to products.
• Act as technical liaison between GPU HW engineering and PdM, understanding the challenges on each side, and encouraging communication, cooperation, collaboration & compromise.
• Participate in Product/Roadmap planning using cost/benefit analysis & trade-offs.
• Contribute to strategic direction of GPU cores for long-term success.
• Quickly learn new technical domains/topics that arise in GPU/AP products/methods/markets.
• Ownership of technology development, execution, and communication across technology teams.
• Drive industry best practices for ASIC engineering.
• Resolve key technical issues across teams with end goals of efficiency & best product possible.
• Organize & drive technical meetings for brainstorming/problem solving.
• Ensure that new proposals are being vetted & filed for potential patent applications.
• Interact daily with many individuals on worldwide team to ensure forward progress & issues are identified early.
• Drive resolution via technical priorities when there are conflicts and tradeoffs.
• Respond efficiently to Business Unit, Chipset PE, Chipset/GPU PdM & Customer requests/queries.
• Represent the GPU engineering team in SOC forums & upper management meetings/discussions.
• Communicate technical solutions/options internally and externally as needed.
• Availability in key meetings pertinent to the technical discussions above.
• Engineering risk and impact analysis to make the best decisions.
• Drive and mandate quality goals in conjunction with PM.
• Ensure that the product meets/exceeds the market needs.
• Take risks wisely when necessary to compete strongly in the given market.
• Define and deliver innovative ideas/initiatives.
• Follow defined processes but also drive process improvements based on experience.
• Contribute to "lessons learned" and project retrospectives from the technical management perspective.
• Actively support diversity within our teams, and in the Company.Minimum Qualifications:
  • 10+ years combined Hardware/Software/System Engineering or related work experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Master's degree reduces the work experience requirement by 1 year.
  • PhD reduces the work experience requirement by 1 year.
  • Qualcomm work experience in HW/SW engineering counts as 1.5x for above requirement.
  • Strong communication skills over various forms/media.
  • Comfortable in technical discussions spanning software, hardware, system, and productization domains.Preferred Qualifications:
    • 15+ years combined Hardware/Software/System Engineering or related work experience.
    • 5+ years Graphics HW (GPU) work experience or equivalent applicable knowledge.
    • 2+ years as Project Engineer or System Architect for projects with > 50 people contributing.
    • Demonstrated ability to take business goals into technology requirements and product design.
    • Self-driven to identify issues & risks, then define & deploy action plans.
    • High level of focus & engagement on ensuring successful projects.
    • Strong knowledge and experience on all aspects of ASIC design flow.
    • Depth of knowledge in at least one aspect of ASIC design.EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:$195,200.00 - $292,800.00. 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. 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.
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