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General Summary:
Job Function:
As an RMA Engineer in Qualcomm's Customer Quality Team, you'll resolve RMA product quality issues. You'll handle RMA evaluation requests from customers, using system and device-level techniques with tools like ATE, XRAY, CSAM, IV curve, bench, Qualcomm inhouse test platforms (ADP, PAT, RCM etc.). You'll lead debug and data gathering efforts alongside other technical disciplines at Qualcomm.
The RMA Engineer provides strategic direction and leadership, collaborating with regional leads to align best practices. Their strong understanding of product design and development facilitates effective internal communication. This position offers opportunities to influence quality across the organization through customer and internal interactions.
Technical Expertise:
Strong experience in the automotive industry or related products is highly desired. Proficiency in understanding various automotive system technologies (IVI, ADAS, connectivity etc.) issues is essential. Additionally, expertise in addressing ASIC Apps processor issues related to camera, audio, video encoding, and graphics validation is required. The position also demands skills in hardware verification on CPU, GPU, memory, as well as experience in collaborating with cross-functional groups including design, marketing, product test engineering, and supply chain. Knowledgeable in semiconductor assembly, SMT, and packaging issues, with an understanding of mechanical test parameters, is preferred.
Duties and responsibilities
Required Skills/Knowledge
Education/Experience
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.Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).
• 2+ years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.
• 2+ years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, etc.
• 1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Leverages advanced Hardware knowledge and experience to plan, optimize, verify, and test critical electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems.
• Integrates complex features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps for complex products.
• Conducts complex simulations and analyses of designs as well as implements designs with the best power, performance, and area.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, architecture development teams, etc.) to implement new requirements and incorporate the latest test solutions in the production program to improve the yield, test time, and quality.
• Evaluates, characterizes, and develops the novel manufacturing of solutions for leading edge products in the most advanced processes and bring-up product to meet customer expectations and schedules.
• Evaluates reliability of critical materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.
• Evaluates complex design features to identify potential flaws, compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Hardware projects.
Level of Responsibility:
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
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