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Principal Application Engineer

Qualcomm

On-site
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Principal
6+ yrs
Salary not listedPosted 4w ago

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Job description

Qualcomm is hiring a Principal Application Engineer — a full-time, based in Toronto, ON role. Apply directly on Qualcomm's careers page below.

Application Engineer, Principal

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Department: Hardware Applications Engineering

Work Location: onsite


Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of hardware through trainings, product demonstrations, and the design, debug, test, and quality support of customer products. Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess the potential application of company products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

As an Qualcomm Principal Application Engineer, you are responsible for working in the post-silicon validation team to validate collaterals to customers designing their SoC with our IPs. In this role, you will interact with the customers and support their integration/validation.

What You’ll Do: 

Be part of the IP team to work closely with Post-Silicon Validation teams to qualify Qualcomm IPs. You will be involved in the post-silicon validation of our in-house test chips. Drive technical communication to customers from kick-off to silicon bring-up. Diagnose, debug, and resolve customers' issues during integration, simulation, implementation and silicon bring-up. Occasional travel may be required. You will be reporting to the Director of Application Engineer.

What You’ll Need: 

Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering. 

Minimum 5+ Years of experience in Post silicon validation.

Hands-on experience with bench test equipment like Oscilloscopes, Logic analyzers, and Vector Network analyzers (VNA). 

Experience in Functional Testing and ATE debug. 

Experience working in IP Validation in one of the interfaces like USB, PCIe, Serdes, and UCIe Experience working on automation languages such as Python/Perl/TCL 

About You 

Customer-focused. 

Excellent communication skills 

Able to listen to and appreciate ideas and opinions that differ from yours.

Experience in leading a team of 3-4 members. 

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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Frequently asked questions

What skills are required for Principal Application Engineer at Qualcomm?

The required skills for Principal Application Engineer at Qualcomm include: Electrical Engineering, PCIe, Python, Perl.

What is the seniority level for Principal Application Engineer at Qualcomm?

Principal Application Engineer at Qualcomm is a Principal level position.

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