Staff Firmware Engineer – CPU Power Management

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Staff Firmware Development Engineer to advance power management firmware for Qualcomm CPUs.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams on embedded firmware, pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, and platform bring-up across Qualcomm SoCs. The role emphasizes hands-on development in C, C++, and assembly, collaboration with hardware teams, and potential interaction with third-party platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.
• MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS with 5 years embedded firmware experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Drive firmware design, implementation, and verification in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Assist in defining power management solutions for Qualcomm CPUs.
• Engage with open-source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS (or related)

Tools

Zephyr

eCos

μC/OS

FreeRTOS

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Staff Firmware Development Engineer to advance power management firmware for Qualcomm CPUs.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams on embedded firmware, pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, and platform bring-up across Qualcomm SoCs. The role emphasizes hands-on development in C, C++, and assembly, collaboration with hardware teams, and potential interaction with third-party platforms.