Security System Test Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an ASIC Engineer to define, model, design (digital/analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP development for high performance, low power products. You will collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution paths within the ASICS Engineering domain.

The role focuses on HDL/software integration, security considerations, and scalable methodologies for hardware security across Qualcomm product lines.

Qualifications

• Experience in low level software development in C, C++, and Assembly
• Excellent knowledge of ARM / RISCV processors
• Experience with SCM tools (GIT, Perforce)
• Experience with defect tracking tools (JIRA, CQ)
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with cross functional teams
• Strong debug skills

Responsibilities

• Define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for ASIC designs
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path
• Develop scalable software vectors and test benches for security-focused product lines

Skills

Low level software development (C/C++/

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

GIT

Perforce

JIRA

CQ

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Security System Test Engineer

Will work as part of Qualcomm's Hardware Security Team on leading technologies in Qualcomm's diverse portfolio: Artificial Intelligence, Laptops, IoT, Mobile, Automotive, Wearables, and XR/VR. Product Security Certifications are critical in building customer trust, demonstrating security capabilities, meeting regulations, and ensuring high security assurance. You will be joining a cross functional team of expert hardware and security engineers contributing to the development and certification of Qualcomm Product Portfolio.

You will focus on developing scalable methodologies, software vectors, test benches, test platform assembly, and automation tools for supporting: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP), Common Criteria, Global Platform, and EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The candidate will be expected to work across multiple disciplines from system architects, hardware designers, production test engineers, security analyst, and certification engineers.

Required Skills

• Experience in Low Level software development in C, C++, and Assembly
• Excellent knowledge of ARM / RISCV processors
• Experience with SCM tools (GIT, Perforce)
• Experience with defect tracking tools (JIRA, CQ)
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with cross functional teams
• Strong debug skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing software vectors
• Experienced with Operating Systems Principles
• Understanding multi-threaded and multi-core computing
• Working knowledge of software development process (Agile preferred)
• Knowledge of Security Protocols (Hashing, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography)
• Develop / Maintain / Port software vectors across a chipset families
• Debug of software vectors & system initialization using Lauterbach Trace32 / Practice Scripts
• Experience with developing test methodologies to support:
• Validating Security Architecture & Engineering Designs meet Security Certification Requirements.
• Leveraging Lab Instrument Automation to collect large Characterization Data Sets across environmental parameters ranges.
• Experience with developing test benches that support a diverse range of HW/SW Qualcomm platforms.
• Developing test vectors to triage and isolate HW/SW faults
• Experience with Qualcomm Automotive | Mobile | Compute | IOT or XR/VR Plarms.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$121,800.00 - $182,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.