Firmware Development Engineer, Sr. Staff

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, CA Posted 23 days ago $180,600–$271,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a CPU Power Management Firmware Developer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will join a dynamic team focused on enabling advanced power management solutions for custom CPUs across various verticals. Your responsibilities include collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to define and implement embedded firmware that manages power and performance in Qualcomm SoCs. You will drive the design, implementation, and verification of firmware in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, contribute to open-source communities, and assist in hiring new engineers. Proficiency in C and assembly, experience with RTOS or OS kernel development, and familiarity with ARMv8 architecture are essential. This role offers opportunities for technical leadership and engagement with third parties on platform enablement and future design input.

Skills

C Assembly RTOS OS kernel environments Zephyr eCos µC/OS FreeRTOS ARMv8 Simulators FPGA emulation Interprocessor communication Power management Driver development Embedded firmware development

What you'll do

  • Design and implement power management firmware for Qualcomm’s custom CPUs.
  • Collaborate on defining future power management solutions for CPU subsystems.
  • Engage with open-source communities to support processor architectures and drivers.
  • Develop firmware in pre-silicon environments using simulators and FPGA emulations.
  • Define interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and platforms.
  • Assist in hiring engineers and collaborating on platform bring-up activities.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in embedded firmware development.
  • Proficiency in C and assembly language for writing and debugging.
  • Experience with real-time operating systems or OS kernel environments.
  • Familiarity with ARMv8 architecture; development experience a plus.
  • Ability to define interprocessor communication interfaces between controllers.
  • Engagement with open-source communities for processor architectures support.
  • Drive firmware design, implementation, and verification in various environments.

Market check

Salary context

This $180,600–$271,000 range sits above 81% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$139,500–$241,350

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$215,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 536 roles with salary data.

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