Qualcomm
Sr. Staff Engineer - SoC Safety Architect
$187K–$280K
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; plus 2+ years in one or more system architecture technology areas and products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops SoC-wide safety architecture and solutions, using analysis, modeling, and prototyping to guide system design across Qualcomm Technologies.
What you'll do
- Develop, model, and prototype SoC architecture solutions and cross-IP features, including safety-related solutions.
- Analyze workloads and system performance or power, and use simulators, profilers, and hardware to justify architectural decisions.
- Collaborate across hardware, software, product, and other teams to communicate results and address design issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; OR master’s degree in a related field and 5+ years; OR PhD in a related field and 4+ years.
- 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products.
Nice to have
- Experience applying ISO26262 or IEC61508 safety standards to complex SoCs for automotive or industrial safety applications.
- Experience with SoC safety architecture, safety analysis methods, and safety requirements or work products.
Pay
$186,700.00 - $280,100.00 USD base salary
Tools
ISO26262, IEC61508, ARM, RISC V, x86, MIPS, JAMA, Codebeamer
AI focus
The role includes architecture solutions for system level ML and safety architecture involving AI Accelerators.
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