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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 10, 2026. Qualcomm scores B 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.

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Security Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle its most important challenges. Our proven solutions are transforming major industries and our Snapdragon® platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences. Building on our nearly 40-year leadership in setting industry standards, we deliver leading-edge Al, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity to the global ecosystem, enabling next-generation digital transformation. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Leverages deep security knowledge and experience to achieve highly critical engineering business objectives.

  • Develops new hardware and software security features and updates existing products; ensures the security of all products is maintained throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Serves as a technical expert performing advanced security assessments and evaluations of company products, including vulnerability and risk assessments and threat analysis, to identify potential design and implementation vulnerabilities.

  • Develops highly critical security architectures and solutions for products and subsystems and leads cross-organizational teams to adopt and implement them.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

  • 7+ years of Security Engineering experience or related work experience.

  • 5+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, System Verilog, etc.

Level of Responsibility:

  • Makes significant decisions that affect work beyond the immediate team.

  • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information; may require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

  • Influences product architecture and features.

  • Performs tasks that often require multiple steps that can be completed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization are required to complete tasks effectively.

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).

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.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$187,000.00 - $280,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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

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