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Yield, Reliability, and GPU Scalability Engineer
Yield, Reliability, and GPU Scalability Engineer-November 2024
San Diego
Nov 4, 2025
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Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services.
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About Yield, Reliability, and GPU Scalability Engineer

  Company:

  Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

  Job Area:

  Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

  General Summary:

  Our mission is to ship the very best integrated GPUs in the world. Qualcomm’s GPU silicon team is responsible for the implementation and silicon bring-up/characterization of Qualcomm's Adreno GPUs for all market segments (mobile phones, compute, automotive, AR/VR, wearables). We are looking for an engineer who can drive changes in the design and implementation strategies of the GPU to improve yield and reliability and to lower the effort required to build GPU derivatives across products.

  Roles and Responsibilities

  Analyze the reliability impact of BTI, TDDB, HCI, and electromigration on the GPU.

  Collect data to define appropriate use cases and mission profiles. Refine for new products as needed.

  Collaborate with other teams (e.g. process, logic design, physical design, firmware, etc.) to propose and drive the implementation of solutions to mitigate silicon aging and reduce the risk of failures.

  Perform yield analysis for various GPU configurations. Propose design changes to improve yield. Drive the yield recovery methodology.

  Analyze the design and implementation strategies used on competing GPUs. Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations for other GPU teams up to help drive next-generation product choices.

  Identify limitations and propose alternatives to make the physical structure of the GPU more scalable across product tiers and segments (value and premium tier mobile, compute).

  Preferred Qualifications

  Master’s degree in electrical engineering.

  In depth understanding of PBTI/NBTI, TDDB, HCI, and electromigration.

  10+ years of work experience related to hardware engineering, process technology, circuit simulation, data analysis, and competitive analysis.

  Knowledge of GPU architecture.

  Understanding of power management features.

  Programming and scripting skills, such as Python.

  Strong communication and collaboration skills.

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

  OR

  Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

  OR

  PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

  Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039028) for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.

  Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

  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.

  EEO Employer: 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.

  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.

  Pay range:

  $151,000.00 - $227,000.00

  The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer!

  If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate) .

  EEO Employer: 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

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