Job Listing ID:

4596576

Job Title:

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

Application Deadline:

11/21/2026

Job Location:

Hillsboro

Date Posted:

10/23/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

40

Shift:

Day Shift

Duration of Job:

Full Time, more than 6 months

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Job Summary

General Summary:

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.

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.

Responsibilities Understand trends in datacenter security, RAS and virtualization through customer and ODM engagements

Work with customers to determine HW and SW requirements

Analysis of the current AI server deployments in different datacenters

Architect enhancements required for deployment of next-generation AI products Design the SOC architecture for at least one or more of the following areas: 1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

8+ years of experience in HW Design, testing, and commercialization experience.

3+ years of experience of working in datacenter related products - servers, accelerators etc.

In-depth knowledge of datacenter - security, RAS, virtualization, teleme Computer Occupations, All Other

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Compensation

$145,600.00 to $218,400.00 per Year

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

At least 4 years

Education Required:

None

Minimum Age:

N/A