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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Qualcomm
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Electronic Design Automation, Firmware, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Static Timing Analysis, Verilog, Hardware Testing, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Physical Design
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2953162634-2

## About the Role

* Digital hardware design
 * Mixed signal design
 * Verilog or VHDLASIC/So
 * C design flow
 * EDA tools (Cadence/Synopsys/Mentor)
 * Timing analysis (STA)
 * Signal integrity and power analysis
 * Hardware validation and debug
 * Schematic capture and simulation
 * High speed interface design

## Description

Qualcomm is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to develop high performance wireless and 5G chipsets for mobile, IoT, and automotive applications. In this role, you will architect, design, and verify digital and mixed signal hardware blocks, create schematics, run simulations, and support lab bring up and validation. You will collaborate closely with RF, firmware, and physical design teams to optimize performance, power, and area. Responsibilities include design documentation, timing and signal integrity analysis, debugging silicon issues, and supporting productization in a fast paced, innovation driven environment., * Architect and design digital and mixed signal hardware blocks for wireless and 5

 * G chipsets
 * Create schematics and run circuit- and system level simulations
 * Perform timing, power, and signal integrity analysis to meet performance targets
 * Collaborate with RF, firmware, and physical design teams on integrated solutions
 * Support lab bring up, hardware validation, and debugging of silicon issues
 * Prepare design documentation, specifications, and reviews
 * Contribute to design-for-test and design-for-manufacturability strategies
 * Support productization and release to manufacturing in high volume environments


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