Principal​/Dir​/Sr. Director - Mobile Handset Products Software Engineering

## Principal / Dir / Sr. Director - Mobile Handset Products San Diego, California, United States of America Apply Now Find out how well you match with this jobJob :
3095975##
** Company:
** Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.##
** Job Area:
** Engineering Group, Engineering Group  Software Engineering
** General

Summary:

** Qualcomm is seeking an experienced Senior Director of Engineering to lead software development and execution for next-generation mobile Premium Tier Handset Products. This leader will drive cross-functional engineering strategy, platform delivery, software architecture, productization, and customer enablement across flagship mobile chipset programs.

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong organizational leadership to drive complex platform execution across software, systems, silicon, product management, and customer engineering teams. This role requires influencing senior executives, leading large cross-functional organizations, and ensuring successful delivery of premium mobile Handset Products to global OEM customers.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Platform Leadership & Execution
*** Own end-to-end Mobile Handset Products software execution for multiple premium-tier chipset programs.
* Drive software readiness across major milestones including architecture definition, bring-up, feature development, integration, validation, commercialization, and customer launch.
* Establish execution strategies, operating mechanisms, and governance models to ensure predictable delivery of large-scale programs.
* Manage execution risk, dependency resolution, and cross-functional alignment across engineering organizations.
** Technical Strategy & Architecture
*** Provide technical leadership for platform software architecture spanning HLOS, firmware, middleware, virtualization, AI, and system software technologies.
* Drive long-term platform strategy, software reuse, scalability, and roadmap alignment.
* Partner with silicon, architecture, and product teams to influence future platform capabilities.
* Lead technology investments that improve platform quality, performance, security, power efficiency, and customer adoption.
** Customer & Executive Engagement
*** Represent software engineering in executive reviews with Qualcomm leadership.
* Engage directly with strategic OEM and ecosystem partners to align roadmaps and resolve critical issues.
* Lead communications during major escalations, launch readiness reviews, and customer engagements.
* Partner with product management, sales, and customer engineering organizations to drive successful product adoption.
** Process & Productivity Transformation
*** Drive initiatives that improve engineering productivity, platform stability, development velocity, and software quality.
* Lead continuous improvement efforts across integration, testing, release management, and upgrade workflows.
* Champion scalable platform solutions that reduce engineering effort and accelerate time-to-market.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR  Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR  PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ 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
*** Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
* 15+ years of software engineering experience with increasing leadership…