Lead Robotics Systems Integration and Test Engineer - Qualcomm Advanced Robotics Team

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About Qualcomm Robotics

The Qualcomm Advanced Robotics Team is building the platform for next-generation robots—from AMRs and cobots to emerging humanoids.

We combine heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU/DSP/NPU) with a full robotics software stack for perception , planning, control, and fleet workflows. Our focus is on turning advances in AI, compute , and connectivity into real, working robotic systems .

About the Role

W e are building a new robotics lab and are looking for a technical lead to drive system integration and deployment of AI-powered robotic platforms.

This role focuses on owning the integration and validation of complete robot systems . You will lead efforts to take AI models, software components, and hardware platforms—and bring them together into reliable, end-to-end robotic applications .

You will set direction for how systems are brought up, tested, and validated, while also being hands-on in the lab working directly with robots.

This role sits at the intersection of robotics, AI, and systems engineering, with a strong focus on making full systems work in real-world conditions.

What You’ll Do

Technical Leadership & Ownership

Lead system integration efforts across multiple robotic platforms

Define integration, testing, and validation strategies for robotics systems

Drive best practices for system bring-up, debugging, and reliability

Own overall system behavior and performance in the lab

Sy stem Integration & Deployment

Integrate perception, planning, control, and AI models into complete robot applications

Deploy advanced AI models (perception, VLA, reasoning) onto robotic hardware

Rapid prototyping to facilitate quick bring-up of systems, including 3D printing, interfacing with mechanical and electrical teams, calibration, cabling and electronics assembly.

Debugging skills including power budgeting, ability to distinguish hardware from software issues, system identification, cabling/sensor/actuator debugging

Translate Qualcomm technologies (Dragonwing, AI Engine, compute, Wi-Fi, 5G) into working systems

System Bring-Up & Robot Ownership

Lead bring-up of new robot platforms (hardware + software)

Oversee configuration, maintenance, and readiness of lab robots

Ensure robots are stable, repeatable, and usable for development and demos

Testing & Validation

Define and execute system-level testing strategies (functional, integration, reliability)

Establish validation processes to ensure end-to-end functionality

Setup, maintenance and operation of high-quality calibration for and high-performance measurement systems

Drive identification and resolution of system-level failures

Debugging & Problem Solving