As a CPU Power Management Firmware Developer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will join a dynamic team responsible for enabling power management solutions for the company’s custom CPUs across various verticals. Your primary responsibilities include designing, implementing, and verifying firmware in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments to manage power and performance within the CPU subsystem of Qualcomm SoCs. You will also contribute to open-source communities by supporting processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features. Additionally, you will collaborate with hardware teams on defining interprocessor communication interfaces and engage with third parties for platform enablement while providing feedback to architects on future design requirements. Proficiency in C and assembly, experience with embedded OSes like Zephyr or FreeRTOS, and familiarity with ARM v8 architecture are essential skills for this role.
Skills
C
Assembly
RTOS
OS Kernel
Zephyr
eCos
uC/OS
FreeRTOS
ARM v8
Simulators
FPGA
Interprocessor Communication
Power Management
Debugging
Boot
RAS
Security
Runtime Services
Embedded Firmware
Qualcomm SoCs
What you'll do
Drive the design, implementation, and verification of firmware in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
Define power management solutions for future Qualcomm CPUs.
Contribute to open-source communities by supporting processor architectures and device drivers.
Develop embedded firmware for managing power and performance on CPU subsystems.
Engage with hardware teams to enable new platforms and provide input on future designs.
Identify skills requirements and collaborate in hiring engineers for firmware development.
What we're looking for
BS/BEng in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
Proficient in writing and debugging C and assembly languages for embedded systems.
Experience developing drivers in RTOS or OS Kernel environments like Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS, FreeRTOS.
Familiarity with ARM v8 architecture and development on ARMV8 platforms.
Ability to define interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform.
Experience working in pre-silicon environments using simulators and FPGA emulation.
Market check
Salary context
This
$180,600–$271,000
range sits above
81%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$139,360–$241,100
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$165,000–$217,062
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has
565 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$226,100
across 532 roles with salary data.
Santa Clara, Ca,Us, US25 days ago
$180,600–$271,000
C
Assembly
RTOS
OS kernel environments
Zephyr
eCos
µC/OS
FreeRTOS
ARMv8
Simulators
FPGA emulation
Interprocessor communication
Power management
Driver development
Embedded firmware development
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$162,600–$244,000
C/C++
Linux
RTOS
Hypervisor
Ethernet Bridging
KVM
TSN
EtherCAT
ProfiNet
Ubuntu
Embedded Linux
Android
Troubleshooting
Full Software Development Life Cycle
Deductive Problem Solving
Networking Concepts
Systems Programming
SOC Systems
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$124,000–$280,000
C/C++
Embedded System Development
JIRA
Agile
Real-time OS
Embedded Linux
Device Driver Interaction
IoT
AWS
Azure
iOS/Android Integration
ISO 9001
QMS Certified Development Environments
AI Tools
ST Micro
Nordic MCU Architectures