Qualcomm
Principal / Dir / Sr. Director - Mobile Handset Products
$252K–$378K
San Diego, California · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's: 10+ years; master's: 9+ years; PhD: 8+ years in Software Engineering or related work. Also requires 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 software strategy and end-to-end execution for premium-tier mobile handset chipset platforms, from architecture through customer launch.
What you'll do
- Own delivery across multiple handset chipset programs, including architecture, integration, validation, commercialization, and launch.
- Set platform software architecture and long-term strategy, partnering across engineering, silicon, and product teams.
- Lead cross-functional execution, customer and executive engagement, and initiatives to improve software quality and productivity.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR master's degree in one of those fields and 9+ years; OR PhD in one of those fields and 8+ years.
- 4+ years of work experience with a Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Nice to have
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with increasing leadership responsibility; 8+ years leading managers and senior technical leaders.
- Experience delivering large-scale commercial products in mobile, embedded, or system software environments; Android platform development, AI/ML platforms, virtualization, or security technologies.
Pay
$251,700.00 - $377,500.00 (base salary)
Tools
HLOS, firmware, middleware, virtualization, AI, system software, C, C++
AI focus
Provides technical leadership for platform software architecture spanning AI; preferred experience includes AI/ML platforms.
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