Qualcomm Hiring Associate Hardware Engineer 2026 (Bangalore)

Overview

Qualcomm has been a global leader in mobile technology for more than three decades, driving innovation across industries such as automotive, healthcare, smart cities, and robotics. The company develops advanced wireless solutions that power modern connected devices.

As part of the engineering team, you will work on modem, multimedia, connectivity, computer vision, and image processing technologies. The role involves both software implementation and hardware acceleration that directly influence subsystems within system-on-chip (SoC) platforms.

Engineers collaborate across teams to perform technical analysis, transform ideas into working models, and contribute to real products used in leading-edge mobile devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to SoC and hardware development projects across multiple domains.
• Perform detailed technical analysis and translate concepts into software or hardware implementations.
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to build and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Support development and optimization of components used in modern wireless devices.

Engineering Areas

• SoC and Hard Macro Physical Design
• SoC Validation and Debug
• RF and Analog Layout
• RF, Analog, Mixed Signal and Power IC Design
• Low Power Design
• Board and FPGA Design
• Digital ASIC Design
• Design and SoC Verification
• CAD Solutions Engineering
• Design for Test (DFT)
• CPU Design

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
• Background in areas such as SoC verification with embedded RISC or DSP processors, or communications and networking ASICs.
• Experience or familiarity with Verilog or VHDL, C or C++, Tcl, Perl, or shell scripting.
• Knowledge of RTL design or strong object-oriented programming fundamentals.
• Understanding of wireless or wired communications protocols or multimedia and graphics technologies is beneficial.
• For RF, Analog, or Mixed Signal IC design, familiarity with PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC or DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF, or layout tools is expected.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.