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Connectivity Project Engineer, Principal

@ Qualcomm Canada ULC

Toronto, Ontario

On-site8+ years experience
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Overview

Qualcomm Canada ULC is hiring a Principal Connectivity Project Engineer to plan and execute chipset projects from concept to commercialization for data center SoCs with mixed-signal SerDes. The role oversees KPIs (PPA, schedule, cost), resolves engineering issues across subsystems, and reports program status to senior management. Qualifications require a Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of ASIC experience (or a Master's with 7+, or a PhD with 6+) and more than 5 years in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee chipset development and meet PPA, schedule and cost KPIs
  • Drive resolution of engineering issues across functional blocks
  • Identify project risks and define mitigation
  • Improve processes and methodologies to meet product specifications
  • Report program status, gaps and risks to senior management

Requirements summary:

  • Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in science or engineering
  • 6 to 8+ years of ASIC design, verification or validation experience
  • More than 5 years in a technical leadership role
  • Experience with high-performance SoCs and mixed-signal interfaces
  • Experience with high-speed Ethernet or PCIe SerDes preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

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Employer posting date
2026-09-16
First seen by our source
2026-10-09
Source record updated
2026-11-07

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Job details

SeniorityLead
DepartmentEngineering
Experience8+ years
Management experience5+ years
Manages peopleYes
Work settingOffice, Laboratory
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
EducationBachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred), Doctorate (preferred)
Fields of studyScience, Engineering

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Job description


Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing server-class, high-performance solutions that are highly optimized for the needs of the server product.

Connectivity Project Engineer, Principal

We are seeking highly experienced engineering leads to join our team. If you possess a deep understanding of datacenter SoC’s and have a passion for architecting and designing complex, high-performance and low-power designs at advanced process nodes, we would be pleased to hear from you.

This critical role has responsibility for planning and executing projects through all phases from concept to commercialization across all engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of semiconductor architecture, design, test and commercialization of data center SoCs with a large mixed-signal SerDes component. The candidate is expected to work closely with other cross-functional leads of the product and drive resolution of all engineering issues within and across subsystems and chipset components. Ability to clearly communicate the engineering status of the project to senior management is essential for excelling in this position.

What You'll Do:

  • 15 years of experience in semiconductor product development. Examples include mixed-signal design, system design, SoC architecture, hardware design and validation, silicon test, SoC firmware development.
  • More than 10 years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development.
  • More than 5 years in a technical leadership role.
  • Expertise in architecting, designing and/or validating high-performance solutions in multiple functional areas of high performance SoCs. Examples include mixed-signal interfaces including SerDes and DDR, embedded processors, IO chiplets, power management, high-volume manufacturing.
  • Experience developing high-speed Ethernet or PCIe SerDes IP or SerDes-based Ethernet or PCIe products is preferred.
  • Experience in one or more aspects of commercializing a chipset including post-silicon validation, power and thermal convergence, silicon characterization and test, compliance certifications, etc.
  • Five or more years of experience in engineering trade-off analysis.
  • Demonstrated track record in hyperscale data center solutions.

What You'll Need:

  • Oversee chipset development and ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are met - including PPA, schedule, cost - by working with various domain experts.
  • Drive resolution of all engineering issues within the chipset and across various functional blocks and components of the chipset.
  • Identify key risks to the project and mitigate them
  • Identify gaps in existing processes and influence development of new methodologies to ensure product KPIs and specifications are met
  • Must have good communication skills and be able to work in a dynamic environment with senior engineers and technologists
  • Report periodically to senior management on program status, progress, gaps and risks

Level of Responsibility:

  • Provides supervision to direct and dotted-line reports.
  • Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond the immediate work group
  • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
  • Has a high degree of influence over key organizational decisions
  • Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively

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 [email protected] 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.

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

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