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- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Posted
- 129 days ago
- Closes
- Aug 4, 2026
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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TL;DR · Careers
As a Senior Product Manager on Qualcomm’s Robotics team, you will lead the strategy and development of their Linux-based robotics platform, focusing on real-time Linux distributions, robotics-specific build systems, and OS-level abstractions. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving the end-to-end roadmap for perception, SLAM, mapping, planning, controls, and middleware, while engaging with open-source communities like ROS/ROS 2 to ensure alignment with industry trends. You will collaborate across hardware, software, and cloud teams to deliver reliable platform releases and represent Qualcomm externally to robotics OEMs and developers. The ideal candidate has over a decade of experience in product management or robotics leadership, deep technical expertise in Linux-based systems, and hands-on familiarity with ROS/ROS 2, heterogeneous compute architectures, and DevOps pipelines for robotics software stacks.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead Qualcomm’s Linux-based robotics platform strategy, including kernel variants and real-time distributions.
- Own the end-to-end Robotics Software Platform roadmap covering perception to controls.
- Drive platform architecture definitions for real-time compute and distributed workloads.
- Transform customer feedback into clear PRDs and KPIs shaping Qualcomm’s robotics stack.
- Deliver developer-ready assets like SDKs, samples, APIs, and documentation.
- Represent Qualcomm externally to drive alignment on roadmap with the global robotics community.
What we're looking for
- Over 12 years of experience in product management or technical leadership in robotics/embedded/AI platforms.
- Deep understanding of Linux-based robotics systems, including real-time Linux distributions and kernel-level tuning.
- Strong background in robotics software stacks (perception, SLAM, mapping, planning, controls).
- Hands-on familiarity with heterogeneous compute architectures and complex SoCs for robotics workloads.
- Experience driving large cross-functional engineering programs and representing platform decisions externally.
- In-depth experience with ROS/ROS 2 and open-source robotics ecosystems like Linux kernel development and Yocto-based builds.
- Ability to define SDKs, developer toolchains, debugging workflows, and platform documentation for robotics developers.
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