Digital Product Engineer, Senior

Job Title

Digital Product Engineer, Senior

Role Summary

Senior hardware engineer responsible for planning, designing, verifying and testing electronic hardware and product bring-up to support production and customer requirements. Works on digital/analog/RF/optical circuits, test systems, FPGA/DSP platforms, and manufacturing bring-up.

Experience Level

Senior level. Preferred candidates have multi-year experience in hardware engineering (typically 3+ years preferred; minimum experience varies by degree).

Responsibilities

The role focuses on implementing and validating hardware designs, improving yield and test flows, and delivering production-ready products.

• Plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems and support product bring-up.
• Integrate features and functionality into hardware designs in line with roadmaps.
• Perform simulations and analyses; implement designs optimized for power, performance, and area.
• Collaborate with design, verification, validation, software, systems, and architecture teams to meet requirements.
• Develop and evaluate manufacturing and test solutions to improve yield, test time, and quality.
• Characterize reliability of materials and processes; introduce automation and optimization to increase productivity.
• Assess complex design features for flaws, compatibility, and compliance issues.
• Produce detailed technical documentation for hardware projects.

Requirements

Core technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Experience with circuit design (digital, analog, and/or RF) and implementation.
• Experience using schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• Hands-on experience with hardware measurement and test instruments (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, ATE).
• Experience with FPGA, DSP, or related test systems and product validation.
• Ability to evaluate and develop manufacturing and bring-up solutions for leading-edge products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to deliver technical documentation.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision and to make decisions that affect broader teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience improving yield, test time, and production quality.
• Familiarity with automation and productivity optimizations for hardware test and manufacturing.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering or related field (with 2+ years hardware engineering experience), OR Master’s degree in those fields (with 1+ year experience), OR PhD in those fields. Master's degree is listed as preferred. Fields: Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related technical disciplines.

About the Company

Company: Qualcomm

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.