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Senior Staff Engineer – Core Platform Products

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In short

Qualcomm is looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the development and commercialization of next-generation Snapdragon SoCs, focusing on Core Platform Products. This role involves end-to-end execution, cross-functional leadership, and complex debugging to ensure successful silicon bring-up, feature readiness, and customer launches.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end execution of Core Platform deliverables across multiple SoC programs.
  • Drive feature readiness, software milestones, risk management, and program execution.
  • Lead platform bring-up from pre-silicon validation through production and customer launch.
  • Coordinate execution across HW, Systems, BSP, Security, Camera, Audio, Connectivity, AI, and OEM teams.
  • Lead triage and resolution of complex product issues spanning boot, power, performance, memory, stability, and subsystem interactions.
  • Drive software quality, stability, and KPI improvements.
  • Mentor engineers and technical leads.
  • Build an execution culture focused on accountability, quality, and customer success.

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 12+ years of embedded software development, integration, or product engineering experience.
  • Strong expertise in C/C++ and system-level debugging.
  • Experience with SoC bring-up, commercialization, and product launches.
  • Strong understanding of Linux/Android, firmware, device drivers, boot flows, power management, and system software.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead execution across multiple teams and deliver complex programs.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Desired Qualifications

  • Consistently delivers high-quality software milestones and product launches.
  • Rapidly drives closure of critical program risks and technical issues.
  • Successfully coordinates execution across multiple organizations.
  • Improves product quality, schedule predictability, and customer satisfaction.
  • Recognized as a trusted execution leader who gets challenging programs across the finish line.

Benefits

  • Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process.
  • Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.
  • Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

2 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Hyderabad, India

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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