Senior Staff Security Engineer

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

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Security EngineeringGeneral Summary:Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle its most important challenges. Our proven solutions are transforming major industries and our Snapdragon platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences. Building on our nearly 40-year leadership in setting industry standards, we deliver leading-edge Al, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity to the global ecosystem, enabling next-generation digital transformation. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.Principal Duties and ResponsibilitiesLeverages deep security knowledge and experience to achieve highly critical engineering business objectives.Develops new hardware and software security features and updates existing products; ensures the security of all products is maintained throughout the product lifecycle.Serves as a technical expert performing advanced security assessments and evaluations of company products, including vulnerability and risk assessments and threat analysis, to identify potential design and implementation vulnerabilities.Develops highly critical security architectures and solutions for products and subsystems and leads cross-organizational teams to adopt and implement them.Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.ORPhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.Preferred QualificationsMaster’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.7+ years of Security Engineering experience or related work experience.5+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, System Verilog, etc.Level of Responsibility:Makes significant decisions that affect work beyond the immediate team.Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information; may require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.Influences product architecture and features.Performs tasks that often require multiple steps that can be completed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization are required to complete tasks effectively.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.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 :$187,000.00 - $280,600.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. 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