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Added 23 days ago
System Engineer, Application Engineering Principal
Qualcomm
Ottawa, ON · Toronto, ON
Full-time
We are seeking a highly motivated Principal System Engineer to join our Application Engineering team and drive the successful deployment of next-generation Optical DSP and Active Electrical…
Added 14 days ago
Hardware Design Engineer – Application Engineering, Staff
Qualcomm
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
…a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems,…
Added 23 days ago
IT Infrastructure Engineer - Network
Nelnet
Mississauga, ON · CAN - MISSISSAUGA
Full-time
…processor, renewable energy solutions, and K-12 and higher education expert. For over 40 years, Nelnet has been serving its customers, associates, and…
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AI - Full Stack Engineer
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Remote, Canada
$110,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
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Qualcomm

Hardware Design Engineer – Application Engineering, Staff

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Pay: $121,000.00 - $171,000.00
Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 9, 2026

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Original job description

Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

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 Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements. New Position

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Hardware Design Engineer, Staff – Application Engineering

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Hardware Design Engineer to join our Application Engineering team supporting next-generation Optical DSP, Active Electrical Cable (AEC), and Optical Transceiver solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure.

In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, bring-up, validation, and support of evaluation platforms used for customer engagements, product characterization, and application development. You will work closely with Application Engineering and Hardware Engineering to accelerate product adoption and enable customer success.

The ideal candidate combines strong board-level hardware design expertise with hands-on laboratory debugging experience and a deep understanding of high-speed signal integrity and power integrity challenges in 100G/lane, 200G/lane, and future 400G/lane PAM4 systems.

What You'll Do

Evaluation Board Development

Independently own EVB development projects from specification through validation.
Create hardware specifications, design documents, schematics, PCB layout requirements, assembly guidelines, and validation plans.
Lead hardware bring-up and debugging efforts for application engineering platforms.
Act as the hardware expert supporting both internal engineering teams and external customers.
Drive signal integrity and power integrity analysis to support successful product deployment.
Serve as the primary hardware liaison for application engineering activities..

EVB Bring-Up, Validation & Debug

Lead first-power-on and bring-up activities for newly developed hardware platforms.
Perform board-level debug involving:
Perform root-cause analysis and drive corrective actions for hardware issues.
Support system characterization and reliability testing activities.

Customer Optical Transceiver Support

Support customers integrating DSP products into optical transceivers and AEC platforms.
Review customer schematic designs and PCB layouts.
Assist customers in resolving hardware-related issues during design and deployment phases.
Work directly with customer hardware teams during bring-up and qualification activities.

Power Integrity & Power Delivery Design

Analyze power delivery networks for high-performance DSP and optical products.
Perform power integrity simulations and validation using industry-standard tools.
Evaluate:
- Voltage ripple
- Transient response
- Decoupling effectiveness
- Power distribution performance
Optimize power delivery architectures to meet performance and reliability requirements.

What You'll Need

5 to 8 years of experience in high-speed hardware development, PCB design for high-speed SerDes or optical transceiver design
Strong experience in schematic capture, PCB design review, and hardware development processes.
Familiar with high-speed PAM4 signaling and SerDes-based systems.
Hands-on experience with EVB design, bring-up, validation, and debug.
Strong knowledge of signal integrity, fundamentals and channel analysis.
Deep Knowledge of power integrity concepts and power delivery network design.
Experience with laboratory equipment for EVB bring up:
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Signal Integrity simulation tools such as HFSS
Experience with optical transceiver design
Experience with thermal analysis and mechanical integration considerations.
Knowledge of PCB stack-up design and high-speed materials.
Experience with manufacturing qualifications and production support.

Applicants: 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-accomodations@qualcomm.com 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).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$121,000.00 - $171,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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Responsibilities

Lead system-level modeling and simulation of high-speed PAM4 communication links for AI and cloud infrastructure. Serve as a subject matter expert for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards and support product compliance activities.

Requirements

Requires an MS or PhD in a relevant engineering or science field with 12+ years of experience in high-speed communications and DSP. Candidates must possess expert knowledge of communication theory, Ethernet standards, and advanced programming skills in MATLAB or Python.

Skills

System-level modeling
Communication theory
DSP algorithms
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards
PAM4 signaling
High-speed link modeling
Optical networking
SerDes
MATLAB
Python
IBIS-AMI
Optical transceiver architectures
Channel Operating Margin
AI infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus program
Annual RSU grants
Competitive benefits package

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Keywords

Hardware Engineering
Optical DSP
Active Electrical Cable
AEC
PAM4
Ethernet
IEEE 802.3
System-level modeling
Simulation
SerDes
MATLAB
Python
IBIS-AMI
Channel Operating Margin
COM
AI infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure
Optical transceiver
Communication theory
Digital Signal Processing
DSP
CEI interfaces
High-speed links
PCB channels
Packaging
Interoperability
Compliance
Algorithm development
Automation
Hardware design

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