Qualcomm
Senior Staff Security Engineer
$187K–$281K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 5+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a PhD; preferred: 7+ years in Security Engineering or related work and 5+ years with programming languages.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Develops and assesses product security features, architectures, and solutions, leading teams to identify and address vulnerabilities throughout the product lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Develop and update hardware and software security features and maintain product security throughout the lifecycle.
- Perform security assessments, vulnerability and risk assessments, and threat analysis of products.
- Develop security architectures and solutions for products and subsystems, and lead cross-organizational implementation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience; or master's degree and 5+ years; or PhD and 4+ years.
- Deep security knowledge and experience.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience; 5+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, System Verilog, etc.
Pay
$187,000.00 - $280,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Java, Python, System Verilog
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