Server CPU Physical Design Engineer, Senior/Staff level - Cambridge, UK

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science , or a related technical field with relevant hardware engineering experience.

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science , or a related technical field with relevant CPU, ASIC, or physical implementation experience.

The exact experience level will depend on grade, with the role open from Senior Engineer through Staff Engineer .

We are especially interested in engineers who:

Have strong physical design fundamentals and enjoy solving difficult implementation problems.

Are passionate about pushing performance, power, and area to best-in-class levels.

Can work independently while collaborating effectively across global teams.

Bring a structured, analytical approach to debug, optimization, and design closure.

Are motivated by the opportunity to build high-performance, power-efficient server CPU products.

Demonstrate ownership, technical curiosity, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Cambridge is Qualcomm’s largest office in the UK, with approximately 400 team members across engineering, business strategy, and support functions. From an engineering perspective, the Cambridge site includes teams focused on RF and PMU analog design, digital design and verification, digital physical design, embedded software, packaging, and post-silicon validation. Target products include high-performance CPUs and GPUs, ultra-low-power IoT devices, and wearables such as smart glasses, smart watches, and earbuds.

The Nuvia Data Center CPU team offers the opportunity to work on advanced custom CPU technology for next-generation compute platforms. You will be part of a world-class engineering team tackling demanding server-class CPU implementation challenges in advanced technology nodes.

This is a role for engineers who want to make a direct technical impact, contribute to high-performance CPU designs, and help shape the future of energy-efficient server computing.

Minimum Qualifications:

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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