hardware-design jobs in San Diego

Design and architect safety mechanisms for system-on-chip (SoC) platforms across Qualcomm's product portfolio. Collaborate with hardware design, verification, software, and product teams to develop SoC-wide safety solutions that meet automotive and industrial safety standards.…See more Conduct workload analysis, prototype system solutions, and provide quantitative justification for architectural directions using simulators and profilers. Analyze failure modes, decompose complex safety use cases, and make safety recommendations to design and engineering teams.

As a Senior Staff Hardware Engineer, you will lead the design, optimization, verification, and testing of advanced electronic systems including digital, analog, RF, optical circuits, FPGAs, and DSP systems. You will conduct complex simulations and analyses, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and drive manufacturing innovation for cutting-edge semiconductor products.…See more The role requires 6+ years of hardware engineering experience (or 5+ with a master's degree, or 4+ with a PhD), with preferred expertise in circuit/logic design, schematic capture tools, measurement instruments, and technical leadership.

Principal System Architect role responsible for defining mobile SoC and chipset product architecture, managing trade-offs across CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, AI engines, memory subsystems, power delivery, and interconnects. Will collaborate cross-functionally with core IP, hardware design, software, and product teams to align roadmaps, set priorities, and communicate architectural decisions to technical and executive stakeholders.…See more Requires 8+ years of semiconductor product development experience, 5+ years in technical leadership, and comfort with large data sets and strategic problem-solving from undefined requirements.

Design and architect mobile SoC and chipset products, managing trade-offs across CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, AI engines, memory systems, and power grids. Lead cross-functional collaboration with core IP, hardware design, software, and product teams to define roadmaps and align development plans.…See more Communicate architectural analyses and strategic recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders. Drive innovation through top-down problem-solving and patent-eligible technical solutions.

Sr. Director of Engineering role at Qualcomm requiring 10+ years of semiconductor product development experience and 5+ years in technical leadership.…See more The position involves defining system-level architecture and strategy for complex hardware/software integration, particularly around AI workloads, multimedia processing, and power efficiency. Responsibilities include presenting technical trade-offs to executive leadership, solving ambiguous OEM requirements from first principles, identifying cross-boundary innovations, and contributing to the patent portfolio.

As Senior Director of SoC Power and Clocking Technology at Arm, you will lead a global multi-functional team to architect, develop, and deliver power-efficient system-on-chip (SoC) and platform-level solutions. The role requires 20+ years of SoC and hardware design experience, with 5+ years specifically in clock, reset, power, and thermal architecture.…See more You will synthesize diverse technical requirements into optimized solutions across power management, DVFS, power gating, voltage regulation, digital clocking, and low-power processor states, working with standards such as ARM PCSA, SCMI, ACPI, and BSA.

Lead a global multi-functional team to architect, develop, and deliver power, clocking, and thermal solutions for ARM SoCs and platforms. Requires 20+ years of SoC and hardware design experience with 5+ years specifically in clock, reset, power, and thermal architecture.…See more Must synthesize diverse technical requirements into optimized solutions and manage cross-functional teams and external partners on sophisticated, parallel projects.

Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture role leading Google's XR silicon strategy and roadmap. Responsibilities include defining multi-year silicon architecture across main processors, co-processors, and connectivity; architecting split-compute topologies for low-latency offloading; optimizing perception and GenAI workloads for edge computing; and bridging technical alignment between Core Tech, Platform SW, Hardware, and external chipset vendors.…See more Requires 8+ years in silicon engineering, system integration, and hardware design; 5+ years in technical leadership with direct reports; and proven success shipping consumer electronics to mass production.