Principal AI Engineer - Automotive Software Lead

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 224,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead AI software for automotive platforms, including ADAS, IVI, and computer vision workloads.

You will partner with the Automotive Business Unit, coordinate multi-team delivery, and translate customer needs into scalable AI software roadmaps while mentoring senior engineers and ensuring safety and reliability across deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years in hardware/software/systems engineering or related work.
• Demonstrated software architecture and design skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI software design, development, and deployment for automotive platforms.
• Interface with Automotive Business Unit, OEMs, and suppliers.
• Drive architecture decisions and roadmap for Qualcomm AI software.
• Mentor engineers and guide complex optimization and deployment challenges.

Skills

C/C++

AI software

Leadership

Python

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

QNX

Linux

AUTOSAR

TensorFlow

PyTorch

ONNX

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead AI software for automotive platforms, including ADAS, IVI, and computer vision workloads.

You will partner with the Automotive Business Unit, coordinate multi-team delivery, and translate customer needs into scalable AI software roadmaps while mentoring senior engineers and ensuring safety and reliability across deployments.