Qualcomm Associate Engineer HW (2026 Campus Hire)

Qualcomm is hiring for its 2026 Campus Hire program — Associate Engineer, Hardware. If your interest lies in chip design rather than pure software — SoC architecture, RTL design, RF/Analog IC design, or verification — this role puts you directly on the hardware side of the mobile chipsets that power billions of devices worldwide.

Quick Facts

• Company: Qualcomm
• Role: Associate Engineer, Hardware (2026 Campus Hire)
• Experience: Campus/entry-level
• Apply By: No fixed deadline listed — campus hiring pipeline, apply as soon as possible

What You’ll Do

Qualcomm hires hardware engineers across a wide range of specializations — SoC & Hard Macro Physical Design, SoC Validation & Debug, RF & Analog Layout, RF/Analog/Mixed Signal/Power IC Design, Low Power Design, Board and FPGA Design, Digital ASIC Design, Design/SoC Verification, CAD Solution Engineering, Design for Test (DFT), and CPU Design. Your work will directly influence the various subsystems within Qualcomm’s SoCs — performing detailed technical analysis and translating ideas into models, software, and hardware that ultimately ship in real products across Modem, Multimedia, Connectivity, and Computer Vision/Image Processing domains.

Eligibility

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, or a related field (minimum); Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Educational background in at least one of: verifying SoCs with embedded RISC/DSP processors or communications/networking ASICs
• Knowledge of Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, and Tcl/Perl/shell-scripting
• RTL design experience and/or strong object-oriented programming knowledge
• Knowledge of wireless/wired communications protocols or graphics/video multimedia is a plus
• For RF/Analog/Mixed Signal IC Design specifically: knowledge of PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC/DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF, or Layout is required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate and work well in teams
• Good verbal and written communication skills

How to Apply

Applications are open on Qualcomm’s official careers portal: Apply for Qualcomm Associate Engineer, Hardware (2026 Campus Hire)

⚠️ Always apply only through Qualcomm’s official careers portal — Qualcomm never charges any fee during recruitment.

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