soc jobs in San Diego

Sr. Staff DSP Software Integration Engineer at Qualcomm responsible for driving integration, validation, and commercialization of embedded DSP and NPU software across platforms.…See more The role requires debugging complex software and system issues in real-time embedded environments, developing continuous integration and automated testing processes, and collaborating across hardware, firmware, systems, and architecture teams. Required experience includes 6+ years of software engineering, 3+ years programming in C, C++, Python, or Java, embedded systems development, and source control/Git workflows. Preferred experience spans DSP, NPU, AI/ML, RTOS, SoC architectures, and large-scale software integration efforts.

This role develops Windows device drivers for Snapdragon SoC products as part of an Agile Scrum team. You will gather requirements, design, and implement key features across the Windows-on-Snapdragon platform while coordinating with internal and external teams to support, triage, and unblock chipset issues.…See more Strong embedded Windows and OS kernel expertise is required, with hands-on proficiency in C/C++, Python, and debugging tools like WinDbg and JTAG on ARM and other SoCs. The position demands solid understanding of OS concepts, processor architecture, memory management, and multi-threading in embedded environments.

Director of Engineering leading Qualcomm's automotive platform software strategy and execution for OEM customers. Acts as chief technical counterpart for ADAS programs, managing end-to-end software engineering projects from RFI/RFQ through SOP while coordinating internal cross-functional teams (hardware, software, systems, safety, security).…See more Requires 8+ years software engineering experience with 4+ years hands-on programming (C, C++, Java, Python) and proven background in automotive systems architecture, embedded stacks (QNX/Linux/Android), and safety frameworks (ISO 26262, ASPICE).

Senior engineer designing, developing, and debugging Android and automotive software features for next-generation vehicle experiences. Responsibilities include hands-on development across Android, Linux, QNX, and embedded systems; deep system integration testing and SIT-level debugging; log analysis and root-cause analysis across software and hardware layers; and collaboration with platform, UX, and system integration teams to support rapid prototyping and customer showcases.…See more Requires 2+ years software engineering experience with proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python; 5+ years preferred in Android, Android Automotive, embedded systems, or automotive software platforms.

Lead end-to-end robotics system architecture spanning hardware, firmware, OS, middleware, AI runtimes, and cloud integration at the principal/director level. Define architectural principles for real-time behavior, performance, safety, determinism, and scalability across heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU/DSP/NPU/MCU), and guide decisions across perception, localization, navigation, planning, manipulation, and control stacks.…See more Architect multi-sensor systems with precise timing/synchronization (PTP/IEEE 1588), sensor fusion pipelines, and ROS 2/DDS-based middleware. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, hiring standards, and influence multi-year platform strategy.

Develop low-level firmware for secure enclaves within custom ASICs for satellite constellation systems, including ROM code, bootloaders, and runtime firmware. Design and implement secure boot, device attestation, and root-of-trust functionality, as well as OTA update infrastructure and lifecycle management.…See more Support pre-silicon development via simulation and FPGA, silicon bring-up, debugging, and production deployment. Requires 8+ years of embedded software/firmware experience, strong C/C++ skills, deep knowledge of processor architectures and embedded security concepts, and ability to collaborate across ASIC, hardware, and security teams.

Design and develop embedded platform software for CPU, DSP, and NPU processors in Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC portfolio, optimizing for AI inference, computer vision, and multimedia workloads. Build high-performance drivers, runtime libraries, and multi-processor frameworks that unlock DSP and AI hardware acceleration.…See more Profile and optimize system performance at the microarchitecture level to achieve low latency and low power on resource-constrained platforms. Collaborate with hardware, tools, and firmware teams to evaluate design trade-offs and support commercialization with OEM partners.

Develop low-level firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers, processors, custom ASICs, FPGAs, and embedded hardware platforms. Design and maintain board support packages, hardware abstraction layers, bootloaders, and device drivers; perform board bring-up, hardware validation, and debug complex hardware/firmware issues using lab instrumentation.…See more Requires 4+ years of embedded firmware experience, strong C/C++ skills, hands-on board bring-up and debugging expertise, and knowledge of embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, I3C, UART, Ethernet, CAN, RS-422, RS-485). Support high-reliability firmware development practices including fault management, redundancy, power management, and collaborate across hardware, FPGA, verification, and manufacturing teams.

Windows driver developer role on Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform, responsible for designing and developing drivers and embedded software across the Windows-on-Snapdragon product lifecycle. Requires strong C/C++ and Python skills, deep understanding of OS concepts (Windows/Linux kernel), ARM architecture, and hands-on embedded systems debugging.…See more Will collaborate across internal and external teams to triage issues, support chipset bring-up, and optimize system performance on ARM-based SoCs.

As a Senior Software Engineer in Power and Limits Management at Qualcomm, you will own or contribute to multiple aspects of software development for power-efficient chipsets across various SoC subsystems. Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, designing robust solutions, performing detailed software analysis to optimize performance and power utilization, developing profiling and debugging tools, and participating in pre-silicon evaluations.…See more You'll interface with system, power, hardware, and software engineers to develop innovative architectures and scope HW acceleration opportunities, with exposure across the full product lifecycle from pre-silicon to commercialization.

Staff Engineer role focused on CPU design, RTL development, and physical design for next-generation high-performance, low-power SoCs. Responsibilities span microarchitecture definition, Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL coding, synthesis, physical implementation (floorplanning, placement, routing, timing closure), and PPA optimization.…See more Will collaborate across architecture, verification, DFT, and post-silicon teams, and develop automation scripts in Python, Tcl, Perl, or Shell. Requires 4–10 years in ASIC/SoC, CPU, RTL, or physical design, strong digital design fundamentals, and hands-on experience with CPU microarchitecture and design closure flows.

Director of Engineering role leading Qualcomm's automotive platform software engagement with OEM customers (Tier 1/major automakers). Responsibilities span technical leadership across ADAS programs, coordinating internal engineering teams (hardware, software, systems, safety, security, tools), managing project delivery from concept through SOP and maintenance, and serving as the primary technical interface between customer engineering executives and Qualcomm leadership.…See more Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience (or 7+ with Master's, 6+ with PhD) plus 4+ years with C, C++, Java, Python, or similar languages; preferred background includes automotive systems engineering, compute platform architecture (SoC, GPU/DSP), and embedded software stacks (QNX, Linux, Android).

Design, develop, and optimize CPU software architecture and firmware for Qualcomm's custom ARM-based SoCs used in mobile, automotive, cloud, and server products. Participate in hardware-software co-design, system performance optimization, and ARMv9 architecture feature enablement.…See more Conduct code reviews, debugging, and integration efforts while collaborating with hardware design teams to define software architecture and ensure quality standards.

Staff Engineer responsible for developing and extending Linux kernel driver code for Qualcomm's QCR-100 AI accelerators, with focus on PCIe device setup, firmware loading, MHI bus, DMABUF importation, and DMA transfers. Requires strong experience with Linux kernel driver development, C programming, and low-level implementation.…See more Desirable qualifications include PCIe stack expertise, DMA/IOMMU understanding, and familiarity with SoC-as-a-Device architectures and embedded Linux systems.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance Ethernet networking and data-path drivers for Qualcomm Snapdragon and Dragonwing SoCs, working across Linux kernel/QNX networking stacks, device drivers, and SoC hardware. Collaborate with hardware architecture, platform software, validation, and customer teams to deliver production-quality Ethernet solutions.…See more Responsibilities include low-level software development (drivers, firmware, RTOS/kernel modules), on-target debugging, cross-functional integration, technical design reviews, and end-to-end feature ownership from requirements through commercialization. Provide mentorship to junior engineers and support customer issues with robust fixes.

Senior Staff Engineer role focused on developing next-generation automotive telematics platform software at Qualcomm. Responsibilities include architecting platform security (mandatory access control, verified boot, full-disk encryption), leading boot-time and memory optimization, designing multi-processor fusion configurations over PCIe/USB/Ethernet, planning kernel and Yocto upgrade roadmaps, and mentoring engineers across boot, security, memory, and virtualization domains.…See more Requires 6+ years software engineering experience with deep expertise in embedded Linux, kernel development, automotive cybersecurity standards, and strong C/C++ programming skills.

Lead Qualcomm's GenAI transformation for embedded and software engineering, building reusable AI agents, agentic workflows, and developer productivity tools that scale across teams. Partner with platform and engineering teams to establish secure AI practices, governance models, and metrics while serving as a technical thought leader who shapes the organization's transition to AI-native engineering workflows.…See more Requires Principal-level technical leadership with deep expertise in generative AI, LLM-based systems, and hands-on experience deploying GenAI solutions in complex engineering environments. Collaborate on code generation, code review, test automation, and release readiness use cases while driving measurable productivity and quality improvements.

Staff Product Manager role owning the global ADAS/Autonomous Driving and Infotainment software product roadmap for Qualcomm's SoC platforms. Responsible for defining product strategy from conception through end-of-life, analyzing business opportunities, driving execution, and leading customer engagements.…See more Requires deep expertise in ADAS/AD software development, platform software (Linux, QNX, BSP), embedded software, middleware, automotive SW development, functional safety, and image/video processing. Will lead engineering discussions at principal-engineer level on BSP, drivers, OS, RTOS, AUTOSAR, ADAS middleware, IVI solutions, AI/ML processing, and functional safety standards, while managing cross-functional stakeholders across product management, engineering, business development, marketing, finance, and sales.

Director/Principal Engineer leading all technical aspects of automotive software programs with OEM customers, including Cockpit (IVI) and ADAS initiatives. Responsibilities span technical leadership of SoC, platform software, tools, and system integration; program execution across concept through SOP and maintenance phases; and serving as the primary technical liaison between customer engineering executives and Qualcomm's internal teams.…See more The role requires coordinating cross-functional engineering workstreams (hardware, software, systems, safety, security, tools, test), driving resolution of critical technical issues, and translating customer needs into platform requirements and solutions.

Lead Qualcomm's next-generation AI accelerator platform as senior engineering director, defining software vision, architecture, and roadmap while managing multiple engineering organizations spanning system software, device drivers, AI runtimes, compilers, ML frameworks, and platform SDKs. Partner with hardware teams on co-design, drive software readiness across chip development milestones, and establish performance/power/reliability goals.…See more Requires 9+ years software engineering experience (or PhD + 8 years), 4+ years with C/C++/Java/Python, and demonstrated expertise in AI/ML stacks, compiler technologies, runtime systems, or high-performance computing.

Lead a team of embedded software and firmware engineers developing solutions for optical interconnect and data center communication products. The role requires hands-on expertise in embedded C/C++ programming, DSP-based SoC architectures, board bring-up, and validation, combined with engineering leadership experience to manage and mentor a technical team.See more

Senior Staff Firmware Development Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and verifying CPU power management firmware for Qualcomm SoCs in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments. Requires 6+ years of software engineering experience, deep expertise in embedded firmware development with C/assembly, RTOS/OS kernel driver development, and ARM v8 architecture.…See more Will collaborate with hardware teams, contribute to open-source communities, mentor engineers, and participate in platform bring-up, boot, RAS, debug, security, and runtime services across multiple verticals.

This Embedded Software Engineer role at Leidos involves designing and developing high-performance embedded software for custom System-on-Chip (SoC) hardware in electronic warfare applications. You will write low-level C/C++ code for multi-core systems (DSP, ARM, RISC-V), perform hardware-software co-design and validation, and build software development kits for end users.…See more The position requires 4+ years of embedded systems experience, deep understanding of hardware architectures, and proficiency in reading datasheets, test-driven development, and real-time operating systems.

Sr. Staff Reliability Engineer at Qualcomm leads semiconductor reliability strategy for advanced CMOS technologies (FinFET, GAA, etc.), defining qualification requirements and executing technology certification across devices, packages, and systems.…See more The role requires deep expertise in device and interconnect reliability physics—BTI, TDDB, HCI, electromigration, self-heating, wear-out mechanisms—and hands-on experience designing reliability test structures and interpreting complex failure data. Responsibilities include performing advanced reliability analysis, anticipating and mitigating risks across the product lifecycle, establishing scalable organizational best practices, and providing expert judgment on critical trade-offs. The engineer will mentor technical staff, drive cross-functional alignment with design, process, test, and product teams, and communicate reliability status and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

The Algorithm Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy signal processing applications on custom Leidos SoCs, porting algorithms from MATLAB/Python/C++ to optimized C code for real-time, massively parallelized execution. Responsibilities include hardware-software co-design, DSP optimization leveraging SIMD/VLIW/accelerators, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, and collaboration across signal processing, embedded, RF, and systems engineering teams.…See more The role requires 8+ years of C/C++ embedded systems development, strong signal processing fundamentals, and experience translating research algorithms into production real-time systems.