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CPU Firmware Verification and Validation

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In short

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced Software and Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer in Bangalore, India. This role involves leading a global team, overseeing complex software and firmware platforms, and ensuring long-term stability and scalability. The ideal candidate will drive innovation, reduce risks, and improve quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Build, manage, and scale a global FW verification and validation organization (Software QA).
  • Be a strong advocate for FW quality, capable of setting quality milestones against business demands.
  • Resource allocation planning against multiple active and concurrent programs.
  • Define and refine automation strategies to continue to optimize the CI/CD cycle.
  • Streamline and manage the support pipeline to ensure faster response to issues and improved SLA management.
  • Improve firmware release cadence and ensure quality standards through robust testing and validation.
  • Implement risk management practices, ensuring stability and reliability of production software.
  • Manage and reduce technical debt through proactive planning and execution.
  • Support extended product lifecycle, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability of development efforts.
  • Act as a key quality interface between production software organizations and customer engineering teams.
  • Provide career development opportunities and coaching for a global workforce.
  • Foster broad-range skills development, knowledge retention, and cross-functional expertise.
  • Build a collaborative culture that prioritizes innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.
  • Contribute to FW architecture and design with a focus on smooth integration and Design For Test (DFT).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • Minimum 15 years in embedded software/firmware quality with at least 5 years leadership experience.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and ability to clearly communicate requirements, problem statements and solutions that provide tangible SW/FW deliverables.
  • Proven track record for innovating/improving/reducing challenges in integration through process refinements, automation, tools integration and early and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) measures.
  • 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  • Proven knowledge of Windows, Linux, Android, Python, and C/C++.
  • Strong demonstratable experience in Automation and Scripting using C, Shell/Bash, Python, Powershell, etc.
  • Proven skill in software/firmware development, deployment and test in embedded systems.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in SW/FW engineering with focus on SOC solutions (minimum 5 years).
  • Prior exposure to working with various Tools and Toolchains for C/C++ such as GCC, LLVM and/or ARM based toolchain.
  • Experience with SW/FW integration at BIOS/UEFI, Operating System for x86/ARM64/RISC-V.
  • Experience in deploying AI tools to automate and accelerate Software / Firmware Validation and quality.

Benefits

  • Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities.
  • Qualcomm is committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

3 weeks ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Executive

Locations

Bangalore, India

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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