(Sr) Staff SOC Architect - AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations) - San Diego, California, United States of America
$145,600 - $218,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Qualcomm is seeking an experienced SoC Architect to define and deliver architecture and features for AI datacenter products across Security, Reliability/Availability/Serviceability (RAS), and Virtualization. You will work across hardware, firmware, software, systems, and product teams to develop solutions for AI server and rack deployments.
What you'll do
- Architect enhancements and design the SoC architecture for AI infrastructure deployments across RAS, Virtualization, and/or Security. - Define RAS architecture, error detection, containment, recovery, telemetry, and serviceability mechanisms in collaboration with firmware and software teams. - Define virtualization architecture supporting multi-tenant AI infrastructure, including requirements for virtual machines, device virtualization, resource partitioning, and workload isolation. - Define security architecture, driving the implementation of confidential computing, trusted execution technologies, and threat mitigations. - Engage with customers and ODMs to analyze current AI server deployments and determine hardware and software requirements.
What you'll need
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or Bachelor's with relevant experience). - 8 years of experience in HW Design, testing, and commercialization. - 3 years of experience working in datacenter-related products, such as servers and accelerators. - In-depth knowledge of datacenter domains including security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle, and deployments. - Knowledge of scale-up and scale-out architectures.
Nice to have
- Experience and knowledge of Server SOC security specifically in the area of Confidential Compute. - Participation in OCP Security Forum and Confidential Compute Forum. - Experience and knowledge in defining RAS infrastructure at the Server SoC level. - Experience and knowledge of PCIe protocol spanning SRIOV, SIOV, IDE, and TDISP. - Knowledge of Ethernet protocols with an emphasis on error recovery and virtualization. - Experience collaborating with Product Marketing and datacenter customers to define security, RAS, and virtualization requirements.
Skills: SoC Architecture, AI Accelerators, RAS, Virtualization, Security
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 81-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
470
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Median days open
81 d
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Median salary
$238k
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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 (470 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 76 | 470 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 398 | 3244 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 87 d | 81 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $238k |
Skills observed across this category: SoC Architecture, AI Accelerators, RAS, Virtualization, Security
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 73 open roles · median 90 d
- NVIDIA · 56 open roles · median 71 d
- Apple · 36 open roles · median 14 d
- AMD · 34 open roles · median 62 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 117 d
- Micron Technology · 22 open roles · median 109 d
How we counted: 470 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.