Senior Reliability Engineer – Semiconductors

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a highly motivated Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy, qualification, and risk assessment across advanced semiconductor and hardware products.

You will collaborate with technology development, design, manufacturing, test, quality, and suppliers to ensure robustness throughout the development lifecycle. The role emphasizes failure analysis, statistical reliability, and data-driven decision making to shape technology choices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher with relevant reliability engineering experience including stress testing.
• Experience leading reliability initiatives and risk assessments is preferred.
• Familiarity with industry reliability standards and testing methods is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability strategy, qualification execution, and risk assessment across semiconductor and hardware products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning technology development, design, manufacturing, test, quality, and suppliers.
• Develop risk-based validation strategies and apply statistical reliability methods.
• Drive reliability improvements and mentor engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Reliability principles

Statistical modeling

Failure analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

JMP

ReliaSoft

Python

MATLAB

Minitab

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a highly motivated Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy, qualification, and risk assessment across advanced semiconductor and hardware products.

You will collaborate with technology development, design, manufacturing, test, quality, and suppliers to ensure robustness throughout the development lifecycle. The role emphasizes failure analysis, statistical reliability, and data-driven decision making to shape technology choices.