Drimva

Qualcomm

Consumer Home and Life Chipset Project Engineer

$197K–$295K

San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026

Experience
8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 7+ with a master’s degree, or 6+ with a PhD in Software Engineering or related work; additionally, 4+ years with a programming language.
Education
Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

About the job

Leads technical strategy and end-to-end chipset architecture and delivery for Qualcomm’s Home and Life and Video Collaboration segments, aligning customer needs with SoC and software platforms.

What you'll do

  • Set the segment roadmap and align cross-functional teams on technical execution.
  • Partner with customers and product management to turn market needs into technical requirements and platform solutions.
  • Own subsystem architecture and drive engineering issue resolution, verification, and lifecycle delivery across hardware and software.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR a master’s degree in those fields and 7+ years; OR a PhD in those fields and 6+ years.
  • 4+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Demonstrated ownership of large, complex systems from architecture through production deployment.

Pay

$197,000.00 - $295,400.00 USD base salary

Tools

C, C++, Java, Python, Linux, Android, RTOS

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