CAD Layout Specialist, Staff
Qualcomm · San Diego
Full-time Posted 5 days ago
About this role
## Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. ## Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > CAD Component General Summary: Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G & 6G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning
It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 6Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. The successful candidate will operate as a member of the Central Hardware Systems CAD layout department, and will be able to design and document printed circuit board layouts that conform to manufacturing and industry standards and Qualcomm design guidelines
You’ll collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to elevate schematics and constraints into high-quality PCB layouts for advanced layout designs across Server, 6G and compute platforms. Key Responsibilities include * Design PCB layouts for reference server and PC compute systems, including form factor accurate (FFA) test platforms and high-volume circuit boards. * Engineer high-speed, multi-layer stack-ups encompassing application processors, digital processors, RF/radio circuits, and power delivery networks
* Utilize advanced manufacturing techniques: stacked micro-vias, sequential lamination, and small-pitch package design rules. * Collaborate effectively with internal teams in the U.S. and design partners in India to deliver high-performance PWB solutions
* Liaise with internal stakeholders and external vendors to support PCB fabrication and assembly throughout the product lifecycle. The candidate is expected to have proficiency on Siemens/Mentor Xpedition, or Cadence Allegro PCB design software and is expected to have experience in developing PCB design solutions for a variety of design types and
Apply for this role on Qualcomm’s official careers site.