Qualcomm
Director, Lead Project Engineer (PE), Autonomous Driving Platform Delivery
$187K–$280K
Novi, Michigan · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a bachelor's degree, 7+ years with a master's degree, or 6+ years with a PhD in Systems Engineering or related work.
- 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 engineering delivery of Autonomous Driving customer programs, from initial engagement through vehicle production launch.
What you'll do
- Own program execution, technical decisions, risks, milestones, customer acceptance, and production readiness.
- Align engineering teams, customers, Tier 1 suppliers, and integration partners around platform integration and delivery.
- Lead readiness and execution for Pre-Integration Environments (PIE), HIL, validation, and vehicle deployment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; OR master's degree in one of these fields and 7+ years; OR PhD in one of these fields and 6+ years.
Nice to have
- Experience with Autonomous Driving or ADAS software stacks.
- Strong knowledge of automotive software platforms, middleware, Linux-based systems, and embedded architectures.
Pay
$186,900.00 - $280,300.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, HIL, SIL
AI focus
Leads delivery of Autonomous Driving software and platform solutions for customer vehicles; no AI-specific development work is stated.
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