# Staff Engineer – CPUSS Firmware Development

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU EngineeringGeneral Summary: We are seeking a hands-on Staff Firmware Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and debug low-level firmware for ARM-based CPU subsystems in advanced System-on-Chip products. In this role, you will work closely with CPU and SoC architects, hardware designers, design-verification engineers, system software teams, emulation teams, and post-silicon validation teams. You will translate hardware and microarchitecture specifications into robust embedded firmware for CPU subsystem boot, initialization, power management, Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS), low-power operation, recovery, and related control functions. This is an individual-contributor position for an engineer who combines strong embedded C development skills with a deep understanding of hardware-software interaction. The successful candidate will remain actively involved in firmware implementation and debugging while providing technical direction, reviewing designs and code, mentoring engineers, and driving complex issues to closure. Key Responsibilities · Design, implement, integrate, and maintai

- **Id**: 4106851
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/qualcomm-staff-engineer-cpuss-firmware-development>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-07T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T22:40:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 35
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8803
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, Autonomous Driving, RF & Wireless Hardware, Car Electronics

## Company

- **Id**: 94
- **Name**: Qualcomm
- **Domain**: qualcomm.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/qualcomm>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 69
- **Open postings**: 1016
- **Ghost share**: 0.255
- **Stale share**: 0.149
- **Repost share**: 0.452
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 73
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 155400
- **Max**: 233200
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 233200

## Technologies

- **Embedded C** — Optional: no
- **Assembly** — Optional: yes
- **C** — Optional: yes
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **Rest-Assured** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 35

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T22:40:29Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,115 · green card filings: 76; Filings 12m: 1115

## Liveness

- **Score**: 77
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.859
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 35
- **Expected fill days**: 74
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T23:46:56Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 233200
- **Is top pay**: no

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