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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 16, 2025. Qualcomm scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.

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Qualcomm China

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

General Summary

Qualcomm is leveraging its expertise in wireless and computing technologies to drive a major technological revolution in the automotive industry. Having led the way in connected car technologies for over a decade, Qualcomm is now at the forefront of advancements in Automotive Infotainment, Telematics, ADAS/Autonomous Driving, and related technologies. The company is investing in cutting-edge innovations such as 5G, Cellular V2X, Computer Vision, and AI/Deep Learning. Collaborating closely with global automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, standards bodies, consortiums, and operators, Qualcomm is pushing the boundaries of automotive technology. The Qualcomm Automotive Team is seeking a SoC software architect to contribute to the development of next-generation automotive solutions.

As the SoC Software architect, you will be responsible for comprehending software product requirements, use cases, and applications, and their correlation to specific hardware blocks or sub-systems. Your role will involve defining software architecture for system requirements and collaborating with hardware and software teams to develop world-class solutions. The objective is to deliver top-tier, next-generation solutions to automotive customers worldwide.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Ownership and leadership of Architecture / Design / Development Strategy. Provide technical leadership and decision making to the product software development teams for software systems related matters.
  • Work with other organizations across the company to develop unified SW architectures and define SW interfaces.
  • Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.
  • Collaborate with internal and external team in the definition or selection of SW solutions.
  • Review and support in Detailed Design. Make recommendations and decisions on the SW implementation.
  • Interact with multiple technologists in the company and within the industry as well as between developers and project managers to evaluate feasibility of requirements and determine priorities for development.
  • Drives industry best practices for software engineering including ASPICE, FuSa and Cybersecurity compliance.
  • Availability in key meetings pertinent to the technical discussions
  • Communication of the technical solution internally and externally when needed.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 10 years of software experience in embedded software development for ARM based systems
  • At the BS level, a minimum of 10 years, at the MS level, 8 years and at the PhD level, 5 years of software architecture experience.
  • SW Development background in Embedded Systems. Good C/C++, Rust etc. programming and analytic skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proven track record as a software system architect in automotive projects.
  • Depth of knowledge in at least one technology area is expected (e.g., Linux kernel, Android framework, QNX platform, Multimedia, Security, Virtualization, Performance, Stability, machine learning etc.)
  • Self-driven and comfortable spanning software, hardware, system, and commercialization skills.
  • High level of focus on ensuring very successful projects.
  • Exposure to automotive SW development processes and standards (e.g., ASPICE, ISO26262 and ISO21434)
  • Proven ability to identify and solve complex engineering problems.
  • Ability to utilize both technical and leadership experience.
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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