Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 is hiring under 2026 Campus Hire – Associate Engineer, Hardware, job 3078323, based in Bangalore with one additional location. This is a hardware engineering intake, not software — covering SoC physical design, validation and debug, RF and analog layout, mixed-signal IC design, FPGA and board design, digital ASIC design, verification, DFT and CPU design. The stated minimum qualification is an Associate’s degree in CS, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
This page previously listed Qualcomm jobs 3078321 (2026 Campus Hire, Engineer – Software) and 3078320 (2026 Campus Hire, Engineer – Hardware). We rechecked both today and Qualcomm now shows “No longer accepting applications” on each, so we have removed them. Job 3078323 is the live replacement, reposted at Associate Engineer level.
Every domain listed in the Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 hardware posting is silicon-side: SoC and hard macro physical design, SoC validation and debug, RF and analog layout, RF/analog/mixed-signal/power IC design, low power design, board and FPGA design, digital ASIC design, design and SoC verification, CAD solution engineering, design for test, and CPU design. Core-branch students are routinely locked out of tech hiring by software-only listings. This is the opposite — a CS graduate with no VLSI background would struggle here, while an ECE or EEE graduate with solid digital design is exactly who Qualcomm wants.
Job Summary
Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 – the eleven hardware domains
Qualcomm lists the areas this campus intake feeds into. Pick the one that matches your coursework and projects, because the interview will go deep on it.
- SoC and hard macro physical design
- SoC validation and debug
- RF and analog layout
- RF, analog, mixed-signal and power IC design
- Low power design
- Board and FPGA design
- Digital ASIC design
- Design and SoC verification
- CAD solution engineering
- Design for Test (DFT)
- CPU design
Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 eligibility
The Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 minimum qualification is stated unusually low for Qualcomm, and the educational background requirements are where the real filtering happens.
- Minimum: an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering or a related field.
- Educational background in one or more of: verifying SoC with embedded RISC/DSP processors, or communications and networking ASICs.
- Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, and Tcl, Perl or shell scripting. RTL design experience and/or strong object-oriented programming knowledge.
- Knowledge of wireless or wired communications and protocols, or graphics and 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, and the ability to collaborate in teams.
Read that fifth bullet carefully. For most of the Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 domains the tool knowledge is framed as helpful, but for RF, analog and mixed-signal IC design Qualcomm says PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC/DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF or layout is required. If you are applying into that stream without Cadence exposure or analog design coursework, expect to be screened out. Apply into the stream your projects actually support.
How to prepare
- Verilog or VHDL to interview standard. Blocking vs non-blocking, FSM design, timing, synthesisable versus behavioural code.
- Pick one domain and go deep. Physical design, verification, DFT and analog are different careers — a shallow answer across all of them beats nobody.
- Scripting counts. Tcl, Perl or shell are named explicitly and most candidates ignore them. Tcl in particular is the language of EDA tools.
- Digital fundamentals. Setup and hold, clock domain crossing, low power techniques like clock gating and power domains.
- C/C++ still matters even on the hardware side — it is listed alongside the HDLs.
- Know your own project cold. For campus hires this is where most of the interview time goes.
How to apply for the Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026
- Apply on the official Qualcomm careers listing for job 3078323.
- Qualcomm closed the two previous versions of this campus intake without notice, so apply the day you see it.
- Tailor your resume to one hardware domain rather than presenting yourself as a generalist.
- More live openings on our companies hiring freshers page.
Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 — FAQs
What is the job ID for the Qualcomm Off Campus Drive 2026 hardware role?
Job 3078323, listed as 2026 Campus Hire Associate Engineer HW on the Qualcomm careers portal for Bangalore and one additional location.
Is this a software or hardware role?
Hardware. The listing covers SoC physical design, validation and debug, RF and analog layout, mixed-signal IC design, FPGA and board design, digital ASIC design, verification, DFT and CPU design.
Can ECE and EEE students apply?
Yes, and this is one of the better listings for them. Qualcomm names Electrical and Electronic Engineering explicitly and every domain listed is silicon-side rather than software.
What technical skills are needed?
Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, and Tcl, Perl or shell scripting, with RTL design experience or strong object-oriented programming knowledge. RF and analog applicants additionally require PLL, LNA, OpAmp, CMOS, ADC/DAC, Cadence, SpectreRF or layout knowledge.
What happened to the earlier Qualcomm campus jobs 3078320 and 3078321?
Both now show “No longer accepting applications” on the Qualcomm careers site. Job 3078323 is the current live posting for this campus intake.
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Read the eligibility above, keep your resume ready, and apply on the official portal only. No fees — ever.
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