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About the Role

We are seeking a Staff or Sr. Staff Power Delivery and VR Validation Engineer with deep expertise in voltage regulator characterization, PDN validation, and power integrity lab measurements. This is a hands-on role responsible for ensuring robust, efficient, and reliable power delivery on server-class platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, from first power-on through production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead power delivery bring-up from first power-on, including rail sequencing verification, VR enable/disable, and initial PDN health checks.
• Define and own the end-to-end VR and PDN validation strategy and test plans from EVT through PVT.
• Validate VRs, Power rails, sequencing, margining, and VR control loops stability, OCP.
• Validate VR efficiency curves and load regulation.
• Validate transient load response and droop characterization.
• Validate multi-phase VR current sharing and balancing.
• Validate thermal characterization of VR components under load.
• Validate PDN impedance measurements.
• Validate telemetry and interfaces (PMBUS/AVSBUS).
• Perform hands-on debug of power delivery issues including rail failures, sequencing faults, VR anomalies, and PDN resonance issues.
• Drive root-cause analysis and validation of fixes.
• Develop or maintain automation tools/scripts (Python, Shell, TCL) for VR testing automation.
• Support DVT/PVT, factory bring-up, board re-spins, and field issues.
• Support IR Drop, AC, and transient simulations as needed, and provide model-to-hardware correlation data to the PI simulation team.
• Contribute to VR design reviews, component selection, and design-for-validation (DFV) feedback to hardware design teams.
• Establish and maintain power delivery lab infrastructure, test fixtures, and measurement methodologies for VR and PDN characterization.
• Generate and present validation reports, bring-up guides, and debug documentation to stakeholders.
• Identify power delivery risks early in the design cycle and drive mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in board or platform hardware validation. Sr. Staff designation requires demonstrated broader scope, including ownership of multi-platform validation strategy or team technical leadership.
• Hands-on experience with power delivery/power integrity in server-class or high-performance platforms.
• Strong understanding of power sequencing and board-level debug.
• Strong hands-on experience validating multi-phase voltage regulators, including control loop stability, efficiency, transient response, and PDN characterization.
• Proficiency with lab equipment: High-bandwidth oscilloscopes (1GHz+) with appropriate probing, Eloads, Bench supplies, Differential probes and current probes, PMBus/SMBus interface tools.
• Understanding of VR topologies (e.g., buck, multi-phase) and control modes (CCM, DCM, AVP).
• Familiarity with PMBus/AVSBus protocols and VR telemetry interfaces.
• Automation and scripting experience (Python preferred).
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to independently own validation execution and drive cross-functional alignment on power delivery readiness.
• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Preferred).
• 10+ years of platform power bring-up or validation experience (Preferred).
• Experience with PI simulation tools (e.g., Simplis/Simetrix, ANSYS SIwave) for model-to-hardware correlation (Preferred).
• Familiarity with 2.5D/3D packaging technologies and their impact on power delivery (Preferred).
• Experience with AI/ML compute platforms and their high-current, fast-transient power delivery requirements (Preferred).
• Experience with open compute / hyperscale server power delivery architectures (e.g., OCP, CRPS, ORv3) (Preferred).
• Familiarity with VR co-design processes and feedback into hardware design teams (Preferred).
• Experience supporting manufacturing, factory, or field escalations (Preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Skills

• Voltage regulator characterization
• PDN validation
• Power integrity lab measurements
• Power delivery bring-up
• Rail sequencing verification
• VR enable/disable
• PDN health checks
• VR validation
• Power rail validation
• Sequencing validation
• Margining validation
• VR control loop stability validation
• OCP validation
• VR efficiency curve validation
• Load regulation validation
• Transient load response characterization
• Droop characterization
• Multi-phase VR current sharing validation
• Multi-phase VR balancing validation
• Thermal characterization of VR components
• PDN impedance measurements
• Telemetry and interfaces (PMBUS/AVSBUS) validation
• Power delivery debug
• Root-cause analysis
• Automation tools/scripts development
• Python scripting
• Shell scripting
• TCL scripting
• DVT/PVT support
• Factory bring-up support
• Board re-spins support
• Field issues support
• IR Drop simulation support
• AC simulation support
• Transient simulation support
• Model-to-hardware correlation
• VR design reviews
• Component selection
• Design-for-validation (DFV) feedback
• Power delivery lab infrastructure establishment
• Test fixture development
• Measurement methodology development
• Validation report generation
• Bring-up guide generation
• Debug documentation generation
• Risk identification
• Mitigation strategy development
• High-bandwidth oscilloscopes
• Eloads
• Bench supplies
• Differential probes
• Current probes
• PMBus interface tools
• SMBus interface tools
• VR topologies understanding
• Buck converter topology
• Multi-phase converter topology
• Control modes understanding
• CCM control mode
• DCM control mode
• AVP control mode
• PMBus protocols familiarity
• AVSBus protocols familiarity
• VR telemetry interfaces familiarity
• PI simulation tools familiarity
• Simplis/Simetrix familiarity
• ANSYS SIwave familiarity
• 2.5D/3D packaging technologies familiarity
• AI/ML compute platforms familiarity
• Open compute architectures familiarity
• Hyperscale server power delivery architectures familiarity
• OCP familiarity
• CRPS familiarity
• ORv3 familiarity
• VR co-design processes familiarity
• Manufacturing support
• Factory support
• Field escalations support
• Documentation
• Communication

Experience Level

• Staff
• Sr. Staff
• 8+ years of experience in board or platform hardware validation
• 10+ years of platform power bring-up or validation experience
• 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience
• 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience
• 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $180,500.00 - $270,700.00

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants
• Highly competitive benefits package

About the Company

• Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms.
• We collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability.
• Our focus is on developing reference platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more.

Equal Opportunity

• Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
• Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities during the application/hiring process.
• Qualcomm is committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
• 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.