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system-on-chip jobs in San Diego

$109,400 – $164,200 · Posted 8 days ago

Design and optimize modem software for embedded systems, focusing on performance analysis, architectural trade-offs, and real-world workload optimization. Conduct pre-silicon evaluations, profile silicon behavior, and develop debugging and validation tools.… Apply data-driven analysis and machine-learning techniques to identify bottlenecks across multiple chipset generations and implement solutions through software optimization, cache tuning, and memory management.

San DiegoLast seen 6 days ago
$237,800 – $356,800 · Posted 17 days ago

Senior Director leading software product management and platform strategy across embedded, mobile, edge, and data-center systems at Qualcomm. Requires 4+ years of people leadership and 3+ years in large matrixed organizations, with deep technical expertise in operating systems (Linux, Android, Windows, Chrome OS), full software stacks, and semiconductor/embedded platforms.… Responsible for defining and executing multi-release software roadmaps, influencing engineering and business stakeholders without direct authority, and building developer and OEM ecosystems. Must translate silicon capabilities into differentiated software products while balancing business requirements, technical complexity, and long-term platform objectives.

San DiegoLast seen 15 days ago
$237,800 – $356,800 · Posted 18 days ago

Lead software product strategy and roadmap execution across Qualcomm's embedded and intelligent-device operating systems (Linux, Android, Windows, Chrome OS) and semiconductor platforms. Define software architecture and commercialization strategies for mobile, automotive, IoT, edge computing, and data center products while managing a team and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.… Translate silicon and hardware capabilities into differentiated software products, build developer and OEM ecosystems, and balance business requirements with technical complexity and long-term platform objectives.

San DiegoLast seen 17 days ago
$162,600 – $244,000 · Posted 1 month ago

As a Sr. Staff Engineer on Qualcomm's Wearables team, you will design, develop, and validate next-generation embedded software and platform technologies for wearable devices.… You will collaborate with cross-functional hardware, systems, and architecture teams to translate use-case requirements into system-level software solutions, oversee code quality through reviews and testing, and deploy state-of-the-art wearables algorithms into commercial products. The role requires deep expertise in modern C++, multi-core programming on heterogeneous mobile architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, tensor accelerators), and strong performance analysis and debugging skills across embedded systems.

San DiegoLast seen 1 month ago
$134,800 – $202,200 · Posted 1 month ago

Qualcomm seeks a CPU Software Architecture Staff Engineer to design and develop low-level firmware for CPU bootstrapping, power management, and debug systems on Snapdragon chipsets. The role involves defining short- and long-term software architecture roadmaps aligned with ARM and RISC-V ISA evolution, coordinating debugging of high-performance microarchitecture issues, and engaging with partners like Google and Microsoft.… The candidate will work across multiple SoC technology domains—memory consistency, coherency, virtualization, security, and heterogeneous compute platforms—requiring 10+ years of embedded systems experience with deep C/C++ expertise and comprehensive knowledge of ARM or RISC-V architectures.

San DiegoLast seen 1 month ago
$162,600 – $244,000 · Posted 1 month ago

Qualcomm seeks a CPU Software Architecture Sr. Staff Engineer to design and develop low-level firmware for CPU bootstrapping, power management, and debug capabilities in Snapdragon chipsets.… The role involves defining CPU software architecture roadmaps across Arm and RISC-V ISAs, analyzing CPU microarchitecture trade-offs (prefetching, speculation, memory ordering), and coordinating with internal teams and external partners like Arm, Google, and Microsoft. The candidate will demonstrate deep expertise in computer architecture domains such as memory consistency, coherency, virtualization, and security, with 15+ years of embedded systems experience and strong C/C++ proficiency.

San DiegoLast seen 20 days ago
$236,000 – $329,000 · Posted 1 month ago

Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture role leading Google's XR silicon strategy and roadmap. Responsibilities include defining multi-year silicon architecture across main processors, co-processors, and connectivity; architecting split-compute topologies for low-latency offloading; optimizing perception and GenAI workloads for edge computing; and bridging technical alignment between Core Tech, Platform SW, Hardware, and external chipset vendors.… Requires 8+ years in silicon engineering, system integration, and hardware design; 5+ years in technical leadership with direct reports; and proven success shipping consumer electronics to mass production.

San DiegoLast seen 1 month ago
$170,000 – $210,000 · Posted 1 month ago

Senior Embedded Software Engineer role focused on implementing existing DSP algorithms into production-quality embedded C/C++ software for modern CPU and GPU architectures. Responsibilities include translating reference models into optimized real-time code, working with ARM-based System-on-Chip and embedded Linux environments, collaborating with FPGA and signal processing engineers, and leading embedded software delivery for customer programs.… Requires strong commercial experience in C/C++ embedded development, real-time algorithm implementation, embedded systems optimization, and direct customer engagement.

San DiegoLast seen 11 days ago
$87,100 – $157,450 · Posted 1 month ago

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.… 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.

San DiegoLast seen 1 month ago