Qualcomm · 9 hours ago
Director, Product Management - Automotive Software (Android, Hypervisors & Virtualization)
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$196K/yr - $294K/yr
8+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leader in wireless technology and innovation. They are seeking a Director of Product Management for their Automotive Software division, responsible for owning the Android Automotive platform roadmap and leading the Google partnership strategy.
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Responsibilities
Own the end‑to‑end Android Automotive platform roadmap—covering next‑generation Android enablement for vehicles, Google partner program alignment, SDK/API integrations, and Android compatibility/compliance (e.g., CDD/xTS/BFG)
Lead Qualcomm’s Google partnership strategy as the primary product interface—coordinating reference hardware readiness, compliance escalations, OEM interpretations, and exception handling
Define and drive the virtualization roadmap—including hypervisor strategy and Guest/Primary VM models—to support software‑defined vehicle (SDV) architectures on Snapdragon
Own delivery of a production‑intent guest‑virtualized Android (GVM) in collaboration with SoC Architecture, OS/hypervisor teams, and OEM programs—meeting stability, performance, startup, and compliance objectives
Shape long‑term Android architecture across diverse SoCs and product tiers (multi‑SKU, mixed criticality, hypervisor‑based and bare‑metal deployments) to maximize reuse and time‑to‑market
Ensure plan‑of‑record (POR) readiness and quality adherence by partnering with Program Management and cross‑functional engineering to land features predictably through release gates
Prioritize external and partner‑driven requests with crisp scope, dependency mapping, tradeoffs, and transparent decision logs
Author clear PRDs, specs, and value narratives that connect customer needs, platform capabilities, and measurable success criteria
Represent the product externally with OEMs and Tier‑1s to align on Android functionality, virtualization behavior, compliance interpretations, and roadmap direction
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field
8+ years of Product Management or related work experience
Preferred
12+ years in Product Management, Technical Product Ownership, or software platform delivery in automotive, embedded systems, OS platforms, or virtualization
Demonstrated depth in Android platform internals and Automotive OS integration
Hands-on experience with hypervisors/virtualization and multi-OS partitioning on complex SoCs
Proven leadership running cross-functional delivery (engineering, program, partner) and representing platform decisions with OEM/Tier-1 stakeholders
Strong familiarity with Android compatibility and compliance processes (e.g., CDD / xTS / BFG) and partner-aligned AAOS delivery
Prior ownership of Android or automotive-class OS programs within a semiconductor, cloud, or automotive ecosystem (e.g., chipset vendor, Tier-1, OEM, or Google partner programs)
Technical grounding in SoC architecture, low-level OS constructs, startup/performance tuning, and system reliability at scale
Working knowledge of automotive software processes (e.g., ASPICE) and safety concepts sufficient to partner effectively with Quality/Program teams
Executive-caliber communication—ability to simplify complex system behavior and align diverse stakeholders around measurable outcomes
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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