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Director of Engineering, Automotive

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92140, USA
Listing for: Qualcomm
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-03
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

## Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group Software Engineering

General

Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

In this role, the candidate will work with local and global teams to understand and define Automotive specific features including security, safety, power applied to Automotive products on our current and next generation SoCs. The candidate will have the responsibility to coordinate and execute plans which will encompass validation of all the feature requirements. The Candidate will have the responsibility to identify and address any abnormal discoveries by root-causing and providing detailed corrective actions in the form of optimizations and/or fixes.

When possible the candidate is expected to prototype and pre-validate recommended fixes. Additionally the candidate will be responsible for any automation of design under test along with validation efforts and working closely with design/production/bench IP teams. All Qualcomm employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

* 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Working experience on AUTOSAR and in-depth understanding of all AUTOSAR Architecture including MCAL, Complex drivers, OSEK etc.

* Experience in enabling systems using SafeRTOS, Zephyr, and FreeRTOS.

* Strong working knowledge of automotive safety, ASIL standards, and FFI.

* Working experience on CAN Controller Drivers and Stack. Possess 8+ yrs of experience in embedded software driver development and having expertise in the below areas would be preferred:

* Strong C and Assembly Programming with OS & Multi-Processor concepts.

* ARM Trust-Zone & ARMv7/v8 architecture.

* Embedded software driver development in C and C++ on ARM.

* Good debugging skills with experience on debugging with Lauterbach JTAG debuggers.

* Hands on experience of driver development on Android or any OS.

* Should be able to ramp up fast and must have the attitude to work with the team.

* Work on challenging customer requirements and issues.

* Software/Hardware Security.

* Basic understanding of hardware blocks - Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), Peripherals (PCIE, USB, UFS).

* DCVS Concepts and Thermal Mitigations.

* Basic knowledge on Power Mgmt IC including Regulators, LDOs, Battery Charging and Fuel-gauge solutions.

* Closely work with the hardware team to contribute/suggest modifications to the hardware design.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disabili or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.

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