Senior Security Architect — Hardware & Software

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to architect and deliver advanced security features across hardware and software lifecycles, ensuring robust protection from concept to deployment.

You will collaborate with product teams, hardware/firmware engineers, and QA to embed security by design. Responsibilities include conducting deep vulnerability assessments, threat analyses, and risk evaluations; developing security architectures for complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field with 6+ years security engineering experience.
• Master's degree with 5+ years; PhD with 4+ years.
• Preferred: Master's or PhD in EE/CE/CS; 7+ years security engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops security features for hardware and software across product lifecycles.
• Performs vulnerability assessments, threat analyses, and risk evaluations.
• Leads cross‑organizational teams to adopt secure architectures and practices.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS

PhD in Engineering/CS

Tools

C

C++

Java

Python

SystemVerilog

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to architect and deliver advanced security features across hardware and software lifecycles, ensuring robust protection from concept to deployment.

You will collaborate with product teams, hardware/firmware engineers, and QA to embed security by design. Responsibilities include conducting deep vulnerability assessments, threat analyses, and risk evaluations; developing security architectures for complex