Consumer Home and Life Chipset Project Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$197,000–$295,400 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 14, 2027

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Above market

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TL;DR · Consumer Home and Life Chipset Project Engineer

The Consumer Home and Life Chipset Project Engineer is a Principal Engineer role within the Consumer Processor Engineering division. You will lead the Home and Life and Video Collaboration segments, serving as a technical bridge between global customers and internal execution teams. Your daily responsibilities include defining strategic roadmaps, owning end-to-end architecture for subsystems like Camera, Display, Audio, Video, Security, Boot, Storage, and Peripherals, and driving the resolution of complex system-level challenges. You will translate market needs into technical requirements for SoC and software platforms while ensuring hardware and software optimization. Required skills include proficiency in C, C++, Java, and Python, with experience in Linux, Android, and RTOS based embedded products. This role solves technical problems across the high-growth IoT landscape and semiconductor product development.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute a strategic roadmap for the Home and Life and Video Collaboration segments.
  • Translate customer needs and market requirements into technical specifications for SoC and software platforms.
  • Own the system-level architecture for subsystems including Camera, Display, Audio, Video, Security, Boot, Storage, and Peripherals.
  • Resolve complex engineering issues across subsystems, functions, and chipset components.
  • Drive complete verification for component and chipset KPIs regarding performance, power, and quality.
  • Develop comprehensive execution plans to oversee the full development lifecycle from concept to commercialization.
  • Write and review detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for major projects.
  • Influence technical decisions and organizational roadmaps across multiple product generations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering experience.
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering experience.
  • PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering experience.
  • 4+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (preferred).
  • 4+ years of experience in a large matrixed organization (preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience interacting with executive leadership (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience balancing tradeoffs between product KPIs and costs (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience managing project costs (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ownership of large, complex systems from architecture through production deployment (preferred).
  • Expert proficiency in C/C++ with command of concurrency, memory management, and real-time constraints (preferred).
  • Proven experience designing Linux, Android, or RTOS based embedded products (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development (preferred).
  • 5+ years in a technical leadership role (preferred).

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