2026 Campus Hire – Associate Engineer, HW
Qualcomm — Bangalore
₹7–12 LPA (HireSetu estimate) · 0–2 yrs exp · Freshers eligible · Full-time · onsite
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Quick answer: A campus intake for hardware roles spread across digital design, SoC verification, physical design, DFT, RF layout, CAD and CPU design. Which group ends up hiring you shapes the work and the prep, so it is the first thing to pin down.
From Qualcomm's job posting
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
General Summary
We know our employees’ ideas change the world. For more than three decades, we’ve been a global leader in mobile technology, continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Working with customers across industries — from automotive to health care, from smart cities to robotics— we continue to accelerate innovation and unlock new possibilities in a time where everything is connected.
By joining the Qualcomm family, you too can bring the future forward faster. Qualcomm is looking for an energetic, creative and self-driven engineer to work in Modem , Multimedia , Connectivity , Computer Vision and Image Processing , software implementation and hardware acceleration. The work will directly influence the various subsystems within the SoC.
The ideal candidate would have very strong problem solving and analytical skills combined with creativity and a passion for innovation. They would be able to carry forward that new idea, concept, and/or application that will propel systems to new levels of effectiveness and efficiency. At Qualcomm you will perform detailed technical analysis, translate ideas into models, SW and/or HW and work closely with other teams to help deliver real products.
At Qualcomm, the sky's the limit. College Graduates play important roles everywhere in the company. Many of our 27,000+ employees join us right out of school because we're working on the cutting edge in wireless. Complex wireless devices are only as powerful as the software that runs them. As a software engineer, you will develop, implement and maintain multimedia, gaming and application software for the world's leading-edge mobile devices.
By joining the Qualcomm family, you too can bring the future forward faster.
- 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 Engineer
- Design for Test (DFT)
- CPU Design
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
Must have educational background in one or more of the following areas:
Verifying SoC with embedded RISC/DSP processors, communications/ networking ASICs.
- Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, Tcl/Perl/shell-scripting. RTL design experience and/or strong OO programming knowledge
- Knowledge of wireless/wired communications and protocols or graphics/video multi-media is a plus.
- Knowledge in PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC/DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF, or Layout is required in RF/Analog/Mixed Signal IC Design.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate and work in teams.
- Good verbal and written communication skill
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
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If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
Text from Qualcomm's official job posting, formatted by HireSetu. The employer's own page is the final word on details.
HireSetu's note
The degree line is softer than it looks
The minimum line says associate's degree; the preferred line says bachelor's. On a campus intake, treat the bachelor's as the real bar. The must-haves are specific: RTL in Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, and scripting in Tcl, Perl or shell. One of those needs a project behind it, not just a line on a skills list.
RF and mixed-signal is a separate door. PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC/DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF and layout are all required there, not optional extras. If no schematic or layout work appeared in your degree, that track is not yours. Wireless protocols, graphics and video are pluses, which help on a tie and will not cover for missing RTL.
Find out which team you are in
The posting covers a wide spread: digital ASIC design, SoC verification, physical design, DFT, RF and analog layout, CAD, CPU design. These groups hire differently and the daily work has almost nothing in common. Verification is testbenches and debug, physical design is timing and floorplanning, DFT is scan and coverage.
Ask which of them is taking people from this campus batch before you plan anything. The day-to-day skills barely overlap between tracks.
The software pitch is boilerplate
The general summary slides into software engineer language: multimedia, gaming, application software. That reads like text carried over from other Qualcomm postings. The title, qualifications and skill list are hardware from top to bottom. Keep your resume and your preparation on the hardware side.
Your best project goes first
Lead with one project that went the whole way: an RTL block you wrote in Verilog or VHDL, simulated and debugged, or a testbench you built and ran. Name the processor or protocol it touched and the bug that took longest to track down. A college project counts if the work was yours.
Scripting sits beside the HDLs in the requirements, so list Tcl, Perl or shell if you have used them on something real.
Drafted with AI from Qualcomm's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.
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