Staff Engineering Ops Leader, Americas Lab Portfolio

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Staff Engineering Operations Manager to lead Americas lab planning, translate demand into an actionable portfolio, and govern execution readiness.

You will oversee senior planning rituals, drive capacity insights, and coordinate with global engineering, IT, and facilities teams. The role requires strategic thinking, data-driven decision support, and strong people leadership to ensure the right lab space and timing across the Americas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.
• Associate's degree and 11+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and 13+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.
• Master’s degree may substitute for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a credible Americas lab portfolio.
• Consolidate engineering demand, historical demand patterns, capacity outlooks, utilization, and infrastructure constraints into an integrated planning view.
• Develop site-fit options, portfolio recommendations, and clear tradeoffs for leadership decisions.
• Identify and communicate capacity, infrastructure, location, and timing risks early enough to support proactive action.
• Balance near-term delivery requirements with long-range portfolio health and utilization.
• Provide line management for the Eng Ops Manager and Staff Eng Ops Analyst, including goal setting, work prioritization, coaching, performance feedback, and capability development.
• Lead structured intake and planning reviews that clarify demand, urgency, priorities, constraints, assumptions, and decision points.
• Align requirements, responsibilities, and execution handoffs with QREF, ETO, Engineering, IT, and regional planning teams.
• Surface decisions, dependencies, tradeoffs, and ownership gaps, and drive clear follow-through across stakeholders.
• Translate demand, capacity, utilization, infrastructure, and portfolio-risk data into decision-ready materials.
• Develop dashboards, analytical tools, and repeatable data models that provide reliable visibility into demand, capacity, utilization, infrastructure constraints, and portfolio risk.
• Establish consistent planning methods, metrics, data definitions, reporting standards, and review cadence.
• Prepare and support decision inputs for LRC and EIC forums.
• Use metrics and recurring portfolio reviews to strengthen utilization, visibility, accountability, and planning discipline.

Skills

Engineering Operations

Portfolio planning

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School Diploma or equivalent

Master’s degree substituted for work experience

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Staff Engineering Operations Manager to lead Americas lab planning, translate demand into an actionable portfolio, and govern execution readiness.

You will oversee senior planning rituals, drive capacity insights, and coordinate with global engineering, IT, and facilities teams. The role requires strategic thinking, data-driven decision support, and strong people leadership to ensure the right lab space and timing across the Americas.