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Product Applications Engineer, Principal (Connectivity Products Group)

Qualcomm

·

Jul 16, 2026

Location
Ottawa, ON,CA, CA
Type
Full-time
Department
Engineering
Seniority
Lead
Education
PhD
Source
Eightfold

Description

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Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

## Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of hardware through trainings, product demonstrations, and the design, debug, test, and quality support of customer products. Qualcomm Hardware Application Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess the potential application of company products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Applications Engineering or Hardware Design experience or related work experience.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

You will be a member of a successful team working on the forefront of technological innovation focused on leading edge technologies, flows and products. You will be working with, and learning from, industry-recognized experts.

As a member of Qualcomm's Connectivity Products Group, you will help enable the next generation of datacenter interconnects by driving the development of direct detect and Coherent DSP products supporting 800Gbps, 1.6Tbps and beyond interconnects spanning a few millimeters to a few hundred kilometers.

How You Will Contribute

  • You will be a member of the team that works closely with Product Management, Sales and R&D to deliver industry-leading products serving the datacenter interconnects market.
  • You will play a key role in delivering the whole product, which includes great support collaterals and support for customers that exceed expectations.
  • You will work with and be a trusted partner to technical experts at leading optical transceiver vendors from design to operationalization of our technology into their optical transceiver modules

What You’ll Do

  • Drive technical communication with customers from kickoff to Production ramp of customer designs, coordinating with internal R&D teams as necessary.
  • Author Data Sheets, Product Briefs, User guides and Application notes to enable customers to successfully design with our products or address specific design considerations.
  • Support the design of evaluation boards and reference design kits representative of customer applications.
  • Validate performance of our products in representative applications.
  • Diagnose, debug, and resolve issues during bring-up and validation of customer designs using our products.
  • Occasional travel is required

What You’ll Need

  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant experience which can include board level design, optical module design, or Applications Engineering
  • Domain knowledge of high-speed interconnects and technologies including DSPs and/or optics for PAM4 and/or Coherent transmission
  • Experience with debug and troubleshooting of firmware and hardware issues with high-speed DSPs, optical components and optoelectronic components and optical modules

It’d Be Amazing If You Had

  • Extensive working experience with DSP-based Ethernet Serdes for electrical or optical applications
  • Masters/PhD in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering or Engineering Science

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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