Qualcomm · 2 months ago
Sr. Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Santa Clara/ San Diego Location)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $211K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that drives digital transformation for a smarter, connected future. They are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of software and firmware across mobile, compute, and automotive platforms.
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Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive software/firmware test plans, ensuring traceability to feature requirements and full test coverage
Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites to validate functionality, integration, and system-level performance of Qualcomm products
Conduct manual testing where necessary to evaluate customer experience during installation and deployment of Qualcomm hardware and software
Contribute to the development of Quality Engineering and Release Engineering processes, with a focus on Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Development (CD)
Support production-level software readiness by implementing customer use cases, workload models, and collaborating on bring-up, debugging, and diagnostics
Ensure optimal performance and power efficiency of operating systems and customer environments, identifying opportunities for enhancement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience
Master's Degree in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience
PhD in Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Quality Engineering or related work experience
Develop comprehensive software/firmware test plans, ensuring traceability to feature requirements and full test coverage
Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites to validate functionality, integration, and system-level performance of Qualcomm products
Conduct manual testing where necessary to evaluate customer experience during installation and deployment of Qualcomm hardware and software
Contribute to the development of Quality Engineering and Release Engineering processes, with a focus on Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Development (CD)
Support production-level software readiness by implementing customer use cases, workload models, and collaborating on bring-up, debugging, and diagnostics
Ensure optimal performance and power efficiency of operating systems and customer environments, identifying opportunities for enhancement
Works independently with minimal supervision
Provides supervision/guidance to other team members
Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc
Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions
Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively
Preferred
12+ years of hands-on experience in software test engineering
Strong expertise in software/firmware test automation methodologies
Proficient in programming languages such as C and Python
Extensive experience with operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Android
Proven track record in developing automated test cases for mobile, compute, and/or automotive platforms
Experience supporting production-quality software releases in SOC (System-on-Chip) environments
Additional asset: Background in release engineering and CI/CD pipelines
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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