Principal Home & Life SoC Engineer — IoT Systems Leader

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm seeks a Principal Engineer to lead Home and Life, Video Collaboration in the Consumer Processor Engineering division. You will own end-to-end architecture across Camera, Display, Audio, Video, Security, Boot, Storage and Peripherals, while aligning with customers and product teams.

This role emphasizes technical leadership and architecture across hardware, software, and platform teams. You will influence roadmaps, set engineering standards, and drive cross-functional execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 6+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• 4+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a robust strategic roadmap for Home and Life, Video Collaboration segments.
• Own system level architecture for major subsystems: Camera, Display, Audio, Video, Security, Boot, Storage and Peripherals.
• Collaborate with customers and product management to translate needs into technical requirements and map to SoC and software platforms.
• Drive verification, validation, and testing plans across hardware, software, and system levels to ensure KPI attainment.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Concurrency

Real-time systems

Linux/Android/RTOS

System architecture

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

PhD in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Linux

Android

RTOS

Job description

Qualcomm seeks a Principal Engineer to lead Home and Life, Video Collaboration in the Consumer Processor Engineering division. You will own end-to-end architecture across Camera, Display, Audio, Video, Security, Boot, Storage and Peripherals, while aligning with customers and product teams.

This role emphasizes technical leadership and architecture across hardware, software, and platform teams. You will influence roadmaps, set engineering standards, and drive cross-functional execution.