Senior Director SoC Architecture - AI Accelerators (Multiple Locations

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

Qualcomm is seeking a Senior Director of SoC Architecture to define and drive the long‑term technology strategy for next‑generation AI datacenter products. The role leads architectural direction across key server technologies including Security, Reliability/Availability/Serviceability (RAS), and Virtualization, and partners with executive leadership, product management, engineering organizations, and strategic customers to shape Qualcomm's AI infrastructure roadmap.

• Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in hardware architecture, product development, and commercialization, including leadership of large‑scale technical initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience in datacenter technologies including servers, accelerators, AI infrastructure, or related systems.
• Deep expertise across datacenter architecture including security, RAS, virtualization, telemetry, power, cooling, lifecycle management, and deployment strategies.
• Strong understanding of scale‑up and scale‑out architectures and the challenges associated with hyperscale deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead global, cross‑functional organizations and influence executive‑level technology decisions.

• Define strategic direction for datacenter security, RAS, and virtualization by engaging with hyperscalers, enterprise customers, industry consortia, and ODM partners.
• Build executive‑level relationships with customers to understand long‑term hardware and software requirements and influence future platform roadmaps.
• Drive analysis of AI server and datacenter deployment trends to identify technology gaps, market opportunities, and competitive differentiation.
• Lead architecture strategy and investment decisions required to enable next‑generation AI infrastructure products from SoC through server and rack‑scale deployments.

• Establish the long‑term RAS strategy for server SoCs, accelerator platforms, and AI infrastructure deployments.
• Drive architecture for advanced error detection, containment, recovery, telemetry, and serviceability capabilities.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives that improve reliability, resiliency, and operational availability across large‑scale deployments.
• Guide hardware, firmware, and software organizations in developing comprehensive fault management and recovery solutions.

• Define virtualization strategy for multi‑tenant AI infrastructure and future datacenter platforms.
• Drive architecture requirements for virtual machines, device virtualization, resource partitioning, and workload isolation at scale.
• Lead development of scalable virtualization solutions that maximize utilization, security, and operational efficiency.
• Influence adoption of emerging industry standards and virtualization technologies across Qualcomm's datacenter roadmap.

• Establish security architecture strategy for next‑generation server SoCs and AI infrastructure platforms.
• Drive adoption of confidential computing, trusted execution, and advanced platform security technologies.
• Anticipate emerging security requirements and direct architectural responses to evolving threat landscapes.
• Represent Qualcomm with ecosystem and industry partners to shape security standards and align future technology direction.

• Recognized expertise in server SoC security architecture, including confidential computing technologies.
• Active participation and industry leadership within organizations such as the OCP Security Forum, Confidential Computing Consortium, or…