As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Machine Learning Engineer, you will create and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools that enable the efficient discovery and utilization of state-of-the-art machine learning solutions over a broad set of technology verticals or designs. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the world of mobile, edge, auto, and IOT products through machine learning hardware and software.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
Staff – Application/ Customer Engineering
Role Overview
We are looking for a Staff Engineer with strong domain expertise in VLSI/EDA tools and workflows to drive adoption, usability, and reliability of internal GenAI/Agentic AI tools and platform.
This role requires deep hands-on usage, triaging expertise, and customer engineering experience, acting as the bridge between Physical Design Engineers/CAD teams, Software and Systems engineering team.
The ideal candidate has exposure to AI/GenAI systems and can understand and debug workflows involving EDA tools, AI agents, orchestration pipelines, and non-deterministic system behaviors.
Key Responsibilities
\- Own end-to-end user support and triage workflows; debug complex EDA environment, configuration and software integration issues
\- Diagnose workflow failures across toolchains, configurations, and infrastructure
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\- Proven expertise in triaging and debugging complex software/tool issues
\- Strong Python/Linux/scripting experience
\- Ability to independently run and debug end-to-end workflows
\- Strong problem decomposition and root-cause analysis skills
\- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration
Preferred Qualifications
\- Experience with AI/GenAI tools, agent frameworks, or orchestration systems
\- Familiarity with evaluation, benchmarking, or validation pipelines
\- Exposure to CI/CD, large-scale systems and HPC environments
\- Experience improving workflows, UX, or developer productivity
Positioning
This is a hands-on Applications / Customer Engineering role with strong domain expertise, triage ownership, and AI/GenAI workflow understanding — not a Product Manager role.
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