stress-testing jobs in San Diego

Lead system-level validation strategy, planning, and content development for next-generation premium mobile and AI accelerator SoCs across emulation and silicon phases. Own end-to-end validation roadmaps, test coverage plans, and cross-domain content execution while partnering with architecture, design, firmware, and software teams.…See more Manage geographically distributed engineering teams, drive root-cause analysis on critical silicon and software issues, and champion AI/GenAI-driven validation methodologies. Requires 8+ years in SoC validation, strong understanding of modern SoC architectures (CPUs, memory subsystems, interconnects, power management, security), and demonstrated technical leadership.

Qualcomm seeks a Software Test Engineer to validate on-device AI solutions across mobile, PC, and automotive platforms, with emphasis on generative AI models (LLMs, LVMs, LoRA, agentic workflows) and system-level performance across SoC components (CPU, GPU, DSP, NPU). The role involves designing end-to-end validation workflows, developing test automation frameworks in Python/Java/Shell, analyzing model outputs for accuracy and robustness, and conducting stability and performance testing.…See more Candidates should have 1–3+ years of software testing or AI validation experience (or be fresh graduates with strong AI/ML fundamentals), proficiency in Python, Java, and Linux, and solid understanding of AI inference, RAG systems, and multi-step reasoning pipelines.