Sr. Reliability Engineer — Strategy & Validation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

RSU grants

Benefits package

Job summary

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

You will partner with cross-functional teams across technology development, design, manufacturing, test and suppliers to ensure robust product reliability, perform failure analysis, apply reliability modeling, and influence decisions through data‑driven practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 4+ years in Reliability Engineering.
• Master's degree in Engineering or related field with 3+ years in Reliability Engineering.
• PhD in Engineering or related field with 2+ years in Reliability Engineering.
• 1+ year in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability strategy across the development lifecycle.
• Plan and oversee reliability qualification execution and testing.
• Conduct failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Apply statistical modeling and reliability prediction to inform design decisions.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Failure analysis

Statistical modeling

DFMEA/PFMEA

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering or related field

Technical leadership experience

Tools

JMP

ReliaSoft

Python

MATLAB

Minitab

Job description

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

You will partner with cross-functional teams across technology development, design, manufacturing, test and suppliers to ensure robust product reliability, perform failure analysis, apply reliability modeling, and influence decisions through data‑driven practices.