Component Engineer, Staff
$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a member of the CHS Component Engineering team, you will evaluate third-party component datasheets, partner with suppliers to establish standard and custom component solutions, and collaborate with internal systems and test engineering teams to validate third-party parts. The role focuses on supporting component requirements for AI Inference Data Center platforms.
What you'll do
- Review third-party and AI Inference Data Center component datasheets for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with Qualcomm platform requirements. - Develop and implement comprehensive component validation plans. - Collaborate with Taiwan AI Inference Data Center ODMs, internal design teams, sourcing, manufacturing, and support engineering. - Work with hardware designers to assess new product needs, perform industry component searches, and generate mini-specifications for custom requirements. - Partner with design teams and suppliers to evaluate, iterate, and integrate new products into platform designs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of hardware engineering experience (or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years). - At least 2 years of experience in component, validation, or reliability engineering. - Familiarity with HSSIO components including PCIe, USB4, UFS5, and DDR. - Experience with component validation methodologies. - Familiarity with camera modules or image sensors. - Understanding of electrical engineering concepts and circuit solutions.
Nice to have
- 4 years of experience in component, validation, or reliability engineering. - Experience in the design of HSSIO IC interfaces or HSSIO PCBs. - Optics experience for data center photonics.
Skills: Component Engineering, HSSIO, PCIe, validation, data center
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 114-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
90
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Median days open
114 d
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Median salary
$200k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (90 roles · 35 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 90 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 720 | 6292 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 192 d | 114 d (+78 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $200k |
Skills observed across this category: Component Engineering, HSSIO, PCIe, validation, data center
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 13 open roles · median 70 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 201 d
- AMD · 5 open roles · median 133 d
- Astera Labs · 4 open roles · median 40 d
- Intel Corporation · 4 open roles · median 16 d
- Keysight Technologies · 4 open roles · median 154 d
How we counted: 90 open Hardware Systems Engineering (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 35 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.