Senior Engineer (Hardware Applications Engineer)

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Hardware Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is out front and ready for the next big challenge. Our innovations help power experiences people rely on every day—from connectivity and compute to next‑gen technologies that enable the future. We’re committed to building a better future—through responsible business practices, investing in our people, and giving back to the communities where we live and work. Put your talent to work with us.

Our business is in a high-growth segment where the market is expanding rapidly. We’re searching for an Applications Engineer who has the passion and excitement to grow, innovate, execute characterization through ramp, and provide post‑ramp application support to customers.

Role Progression (TRM-first, then Applications Support)

This role is structured with an intentional ramp:

• Initial focus: deliver silicon Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) and related customer-facing technical documentation that enables developers, system integrators, and support teams to correctly configure, program, and integrate the SoC across all major IP blocks and subsystems.

As proficiency grows: gradually expand into direct applications support, including customer design‑in guidance, debug/reproduction of issues on customer or in-house boards, and customer-facing technical engagement

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for enabling customers to successfully use and integrate the full SoC—including architecture, subsystems, and all relevant IP—through a documentation-first approach that transitions into customer application support.

Phase 1 — Silicon TRM Authoring & Documentation (Initial Project Focus)

• Own development of silicon Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) covering SoC-wide content, including SoC architecture/subsystems, integration environment, functional behavior, and programming models, with programming guides across key IP blocks.

• Work with cross-functional SMEs to gather accurate content, close gaps, and incorporate review feedback.

• Ensure documentation is complete, consistent, and usable for scaling customer adoption and reducing support burden.

• Create supporting documentation artifacts (as needed): bring-up notes, integration checklists, and usage examples.

Phase 2 — Applications Support (Expanded Scope Over Time)

• Answer customer questions and support design‑in activities across SoC IP and subsystems, including forum/email support, schematic/layout reviews, debug by reproducing issues on evaluation/customer boards, and on-site/virtual support as required.

• Design and/or improve evaluation platforms used to validate and reproduce customer scenarios (as applicable).

• Perform bench characterization and validation activities supporting customer enablement (bench automation, test technique development, correlation and evaluation support).

• Participate in new silicon testing from an application perspective to ensure robustness of customer-visible behavior.

Applications Engineer — Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience required: 2 to 5 Years

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Hands-on experience supporting hardware across the design cycle: bring-up, integration, debug, validation, and sustaining.

• Ability to perform and document design reviews (block diagrams, schematics, layout/placement, PCB) and drive issues to closure.

• Strong lab/debug skills: reproduce issues, isolate root cause, propose workarounds, and coordinate fixes with internal teams.

• Solid understanding of digital hardware fundamentals (power, clocks/resets, interfaces, signal integrity basics, schematics/PCB concepts).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable creating or contributing to customer-facing technical documentation (Technical Reference manuals, app notes, debug notes).

• Comfortable engaging with customers/partners and supporting on-site debug/training as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with common hardware interfaces and protocols relevant to the platform (e.g., USB, UFS, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, GPIO, UART).

• Familiarity with lab equipment and workflows (scope, logic analyzer, protocol analyzer, power measurement).

• Experience with reference/evaluation platforms and supporting product demos.

• Customer support experience in a matrixed environment; strong coordination and follow-through.

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