(Sr) Staff SOC Architect - AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations)

About the Role

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SoC Architect to help define and deliver next-generation AI datacenter products. In this role, you will drive architecture and feature definition in key server technologies including Security, Reliability/Availability/Serviceability (RAS), and Virtualization. You will work across hardware, firmware, software, systems, and product teams to develop scalable solutions for AI server and rack deployments. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in one or more datacenter architecture domains and a strong understanding of server SoC design, deployment requirements, and industry trends. You will help shape architectural decisions, evaluate customer requirements, influence product roadmaps, and drive implementation of critical datacenter capabilities across Qualcomm's AI infrastructure portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS, and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements.
• Work with customers to determine hardware and software requirements.
• Analyze current AI server deployments in different datacenters.
• Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products.
• Design the SoC architecture for one or more of the following areas:
  • RAS
    • Define RAS architecture for server SoCs, accelerator platforms, and AI infrastructure deployments.
    • Develop error detection, containment, recovery, telemetry, and serviceability mechanisms.
    • Drive architectural solutions that improve reliability and operational availability at system scale.
    • Collaborate with firmware and software teams on fault management and recovery strategies.
  • Virtualization
    • Define virtualization architecture supporting multi-tenant AI infrastructure deployments.
    • Drive requirements for virtual machines, device virtualization, resource partitioning, and workload isolation.
    • Develop scalable solutions that enable secure and efficient utilization of datacenter resources.
    • Evaluate industry virtualization technologies and standards.
  • Security
    • Define security architecture for next-generation server SoCs and AI infrastructure products.
    • Drive implementation of confidential computing and trusted execution technologies.
    • Analyze emerging security threats and develop architectural mitigations.
    • Collaborate with ecosystem partners to align security solutions with industry standards.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Additional Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in hardware design, testing, and commercialization.
• 3+ years of experience working in datacenter-related products such as servers and accelerators.
• In-depth knowledge of datacenter technologies including security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle, and deployments.
• Good knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of server SoC security, specifically in Confidential Compute.
• Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum.
• Experience defining RAS infrastructure at the server SoC level.
• Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, TDISP, etc.
• Good knowledge of server SoC architectures focusing on security, RAS, and virtualization.
• Good knowledge of Ethernet protocols with emphasis on error recovery and virtualization.
• Ability to work with product marketing and datacenter customers to define requirements covering security, RAS, and virtualization.

Pay

$126,000.00 - $229,800.00

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible).
• Annual RSU grants.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play. More details about US benefits.