Power Management Systems Design and Verification Engineer

Company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area Engineering Group > PMIC Systems General Summary Qualcomm is a company of inventors that deliver leading‑edge AI, high performance, lower‑power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform potential into world‑changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. Qualcomm's Power Management Systems team leads the industry in the system architecture and verification of high‑performance Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs) and Power Management Units (PMUs) embedded in our chipsets for smartphones, tablets, notebooks, a variety of cutting‑edge consumer electronics (smart watch, smart glasses), IoT and automotive. These systems consist of switch‑mode power supplies and linear voltage regulators for a variety of core, peripheral and charging applications. Responsibilities We are looking for Power Systems engineering professionals at entry level (assumes power related academic history), and depending on your experience level and area of technical expertise you will participate in the definition and verification of a variety of analog power systems while partnering with other Qualcomm engineering teams like Digital, RF, Mixed‑Signal and SW team in a fast‑paced environment. Responsibilities on the team are roughly divided between system design, PCB hardware and verification with significant overlap. Examples of tasks required of each include: Systems: Define and implement state‑of‑the‑art power systems and circuits for a variety of mobile devices, compute device, smart watch, smart glasses and automotive infotainment and ADAS system. Research, specification and design of switch‑mode power systems for chargers, USB interfaces, backlighting systems, etc. Power grid modeling, ultra‑low‑power system architecture and experience with modeling languages like VerilogAMS, VerilogA and VerilogPLI. PCB hardware: Use EDA tools for schematic entry, layout and PCB parasitic extraction. Participate in PMIC package, pinout, PCB stackup as well as external passive component definition and selection. Verification: Writing C#/F# code on an advanced test platform to generate programs that test/verify the functionality and performance of very complex analog and mixed‑signal power systems. Work with common lab equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, JTAG debugger, frequency counters, etc. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 1+ year of Software, Hardware, Electrical, Systems, or related engineering work experience. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. Required for this Role Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or relative field. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 3 years of professional experience in power system design or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power system design. Academic or industrial experience in the designing and verifying full‑custom power management circuits, systems and chipsets with multiple voltage domains in BiCMOS, bipolar, and CMOS technologies for medium to highly integrated applications. Specific experience in high current monolithic DC‑DC converters and switch mode battery chargers along with strength in device physics, ultra‑low‑power design techniques and lab skills are also essential. Knowledge in automotive electronics safety circuit. Knowledge in power, mixed‑signal, or analog PCB design and debug including CAD interface. System level design of analog and mixed‑signal PMICs. DC‑DC converter operational and design principles. Ultra‑low‑power system architecture. Equal Opportunity & Accessibility Statement Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑View email address on click.appcast.io or call Qualcomm's toll‑free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). 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