Server Product Architect

Job Posting Date

2025-08-14

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing server-class high performance solutions that are highly optimized for the needs of the server product.

Position: Server Product Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Server Product Architect to join our team. If you possess a deep understanding of CPU Server architecture and have a passion for architecting and designing complex, high performance and low power designs at advanced process nodes, we would be pleased to hear from you. This critical role involves defining the architecture of a Server SoC that meets critical KPIs for the customers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of CPU and SoC architecture for datacenter and enterprise markets, including experience in Chiplet architecture, CPU architecture, Coherency management, Memory system, Power management, RAS, Security, Debug and Test architecture. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for excelling in this position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 15 years of experience in semiconductor product development (Ex: System design, SoC architecture, HW design and validation, Silicon test, SW development).
• Over 15 years of experience in architecture of CPU and/or SoCs, and at least 7 years of experience with a high-performance server chip
• Strong expertise in multiple architecture domains of a server SoC
• Experience in making PPA, cost, feature and schedule trade-offs to define product architecture
• Strong fundamentals in digital ASIC design and power of CMOS circuits
• Strong technical documentation skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years in CPU and/or SoC architecture.
• Deep understanding of CPU architecture and the KPIs for leadership server products
• Experience in commercializing server products with proven ability to influence next-generation architectures
• Experience in architecting products using chiplets and various package integration technologies.
• Strong expertise across multiple SoC architecture domains like coherency management, memory system, IO architecture, Power management and Security
• Experience with RAS, Debug and Test architecture for datacenter products
• Experience with ARM architecture including server architectures is a plus
• Proven track record in delivering hyperscale data center solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with chip and platform architects to define and develop Product and SoC architecture
• Develop server roadmap and feature set across one or more architecture domains
• Analytical modeling of key server KPIs for performance, power, area, cost, RAS, etc.
• Create detailed architecture specification documents
• Must have good communication skills and able to work in dynamic environment with top level engineers and technologists

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$233,000.00 - $349,600.00

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