Automotive Reliability Engineer – Semiconductors

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an entry to mid-level Reliability Engineer to evaluate materials, methods, and reliability data for automotive products.

You will support qualification, burn-in, testing, and design input across devices, packages, and systems, aligning with AEC standards and safety requirements. You will collaborate with design and quality teams to ensure on-time product development and issue resolution, contributing to reliability insights and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• 0-4 years of experience in semiconductor and/or component reliability, physics-of-failure, failure mechanisms, qualification methodologies, or related engineering areas.
• Familiarity with applicable AEC standards and specifications, including qualification requirements for automotive semiconductor products and components.
• Experience working on engineering projects involving reliability testing, data analysis, qualification, validation, or related engineering methodologies.
• Familiarity with Automotive Change Management and Product Change Notifications (PCNs), including reliability impact assessments and qualification planning.
• Ability to evaluate product, customer, and technical requirements and contribute to automotive reliability and qualification activities aligned with safety, quality, schedule, and product objectives.
• Familiarity with mission-profile-based automotive reliability qualification concepts, including lifetime modeling, risk assessment, and requirements alignment for semiconductor products.
• Knowledge of automotive burn-in methodologies, production screening strategies, and DPPM improvement initiatives across silicon, package, and system-level qualification programs.
• Familiarity with Statements of Work (SOWs), external qualification laboratories and suppliers, and the execution of automotive reliability stress testing and validation activities.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to summarize automotive reliability results, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations for engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field, with relevant academic, internship, or industry experience in semiconductor, component, automotive, or reliability engineering.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support automotive reliability activities and execution for automotive products and programs, spanning devices, packages, components, and systems.
• Work with experienced engineers and technical teams to support automotive reliability evaluations, testing, analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support automotive reliability requirements, AEC-aligned qualification methodologies, and validation activities for new designs and technologies.
• Support automotive burn-in and production screening activities to help achieve reliability, quality, and DPPM objectives while considering manufacturing cost and cycle-time requirements.
• Evaluate reliability data and contribute technical input on reliability tradeoffs involving performance, power, quality, schedule, and product requirements.
• Collaborate with design, process, test, product, quality, program, and customer-facing teams to support product schedules and ensure automotive quality and reliability requirements are addressed throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support customer-facing technical activities, including qualification reviews, reliability assessments, audit preparation, and investigation of customer reliability concerns.
• Prepare and communicate automotive reliability status, qualification results, risks, and technical recommendations to engineering teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Semiconductor experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an entry to mid-level Reliability Engineer to evaluate materials, methods, and reliability data for automotive products.

You will support qualification, burn-in, testing, and design input across devices, packages, and systems, aligning with AEC standards and safety requirements. You will collaborate with design and quality teams to ensure on-time product development and issue resolution, contributing to reliability insights and continuous improvement