Qualcomm
Senior Quality Engineer - Automotive Customer Quality
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the Automotive industry, ideally in a customer-facing role.
- Education
- A bachelor's or master's degree in physics, electronics, or a related discipline is required.
About the job
Provides customer-facing quality support for Qualcomm automotive products from development and production through field returns, resolving issues and coordinating quality processes with customers and internal teams.
What you'll do
- Support automotive customer quality issues, returns, product introduction, and APQP activities.
- Coordinate customer feedback, quality approvals, and continuous improvement with regional and global teams.
- Analyze quality data, drive problem-solving teams, and support worldwide automotive quality strategy.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in physics, electronics, or a related discipline.
- Understanding of wafer fabrication, assembly, and testing; hands-on use of diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscope, curve trace, CSA.
- Understanding of Electrically induced Physical Damage (EIPD).
- Experience driving problem-solving teams using 8D Methodology and related tools.
Nice to have
- Understanding of PPAP / APQP / IATF 16949 / AEC standards.
- Experience in auditing, quality and reliability tools, CMOS manufacturing, IC assembly, or digital and mixed-signal test systems.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
oscilloscope, curve trace, CSA, 8D Methodology, PPAP, APQP, IATF 16949, AEC standards
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