Machine Learning Engineer – Automotive Cybersecurity

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group  Machine Learning Engineering General

Summary:

We are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to drive AI/ML-based automation across Automotive SoC Cybersecurity and Safety engineering s role focuses on building intelligent, scalable solutions that improve engineering productivity, streamline cybersecurity and functional safety workflows, and enable automation across the full product development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will contribute across a broad range of problem spaces — from AI-assisted engineering tools and automated compliance workflows, to future-looking capabilities in hardware security, functional safety, silicon verification, and AI-driven design automation. This role sits at the intersection of AI/ML, cybersecurity, functional safety, semiconductor engineering, and intelligent systems, contributing to a long-term automation vision aligned with automotive cybersecurity standards such as ISO/SAE 21434.Technical

Skills and Expertise Strong background in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Experience with LLMs, GenAI, and agentic AI systems or intelligent automation frameworks

Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages, with solid software engineering fundamentals

Experience building scalable, production-quality ML pipelines, model training workflows, or inference systems

Experience with knowledge systems, semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or workflow orchestration platforms

Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity or functional safety standards (e.g., ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, UNECE WP.29) is a plus Exposure to hardware security concepts, RTL design, design verification, or silicon validation workflows

Role and Responsibilities Design and develop AI/ML-based automation solutions for cybersecurity and functional safety engineering workflows

Build intelligent systems for document understanding, review automation, and engineering productivity

Develop and deploy solutions leveraging LLMs, GenAI, and agentic AI frameworks

Contribute to knowledge automation platforms that support cross-project reuse and decision support

Build scalable, end-to-end automation pipelines spanning multiple engineering domains

Apply AI/ML to security analysis, compliance monitoring, and process optimization

Support development of future capabilities in hardware security analysis, verification automation, and AI-assisted design workflows

Collaborate with cross-functional teams across cybersecurity, functional safety, systems, software, design, and verification

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORPhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field5+ years of experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, or applied intelligent systems4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Experience designing, developing, and deploying ML or AI-based solutions in production or engineering environments

Experience with agentic AI systems, multi-agent orchestration frameworks, or autonomous workflow automation

Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity or functional safety standards such as ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, or UNECE WP.29

Exposure to hardware security concepts, RTL design, design verification, or silicon validation workflows

Experience developing AI-assisted tools for compliance, audit, or regulatory process automation

Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives or contributing to platform-level AI/ML solutions

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Autonomy:
Work independently with minimal supervision on complex, ambiguous AI/ML engineering problems

Communication:
Use verbal and written skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences,…