Gaurav Verma

Gaurav Verma possesses over 15 years of experience in Semiconductors focusing on Product Development and Test Engineering across various technologies such as CMOS and GaAs.

At Qualcomm, Gaurav's career evolved rapidly from an individual contributor to leading roles like Team Manager and ultimately Director of Engineering in less than 9 years.

With a strong track record, he has successfully overseen the development and production of 15 industry-leading products, resulting in the shipment of over 4 billion chips globally.

His expertise includes building test strategies for New Product Introduction (NPI), managing product cost and yield targets, and leading large-scale projects from concept to high-volume production.

Gaurav has extensive experience in global management, focusing on delivering products within aggressive timelines across multiple regions.

His responsibilities also encompass driving Design for Testability (DFT) features across various technology nodes to enhance efficiency.

He has managed cross-functional teams and global engineering teams, influencing supply chain decisions and overseeing a large number of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) testers for High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) of RF products.

Gaurav Verma holds a Master's degree in RF/Analog Design & Test from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra.

Currently, he serves as the Senior Director of Engineering at Qualcomm, having previously held positions as Director of Engineering, Sr. Staff Engineer/Manager, Staff Engineer/Manager, Senior Engineer, Engineer at Qualcomm, and Research Assistant at the LAMMDA Lab, UMASS Amherst, MA.