Job Description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As a Qualcomm Software Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, product demonstrations, design and development of customer specific requirements, commercialization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. Qualcomm PPT Software Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to address questions, issues, or troubleshooting regarding software systems and applications from Power/Performance/Thermal perspective for the best quality of Qualcomm product launch in the market.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.

• 4+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 4+ years of experience with debugging techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. 

•    12+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.  

•    3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President and above). 

•    Experience in a customer-facing role. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Leverages expert Software Application knowledge to provide critical technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, customer training, product demonstrations, commercialization, customization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products.

•    Collaborates with high-level representatives across functions and customer personnel to identify complex customer problems, debug complex issues in customer design software systems, and recommend innovative solutions.

•    Leads team in critical system architecture and feature-specific customizations tailored for customer requirements from proof of concept to final product commercial launches.

•    Acts as a technical expert across teams for assessing potential application of company products, preparing product specifications, disseminating highly technical information on specific software areas, and/or troubleshooting highly complex issues regarding software tools and products. 

•    Writes highly complex product technical documentation, application notes, and FAQs; reviews technical documentation for experienced engineers.

Level of Responsibility:

•    Provides supervision to direct reports.
•    Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.

•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
•    Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department. 
•    Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions.
•    Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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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:

$181,400.00 - $272,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer!

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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