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Job Summary:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. They are seeking a highly skilled Software and Firmware Verification and Validation Manager to lead a global team responsible for the verification and validation of complex software and firmware platforms, ensuring quality and innovation while managing resources and risks.
Responsibilities:
• Build, manage, and scale a global FW verification and validation organization (Software QA)
• Be a strong advocate for FW quality, capable of quality milestones against business demands
• Resource allocation planning against multiple active and concurrent programs
• Define and refine automation strategies to continue to optimize the CI/CD cycle
• Streamline and manage the support pipeline to ensure faster response to issues and improved SLA management.
• Improve firmware release cadence and ensure quality standards through robust testing and validation.
• Implement risk management practices, ensuring stability and reliability of production software.
• Manage and reduce technical debt through proactive planning and execution.
• Support extended product lifecycle, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability of development efforts.
• Act as a key quality interface between production software organizations and customer engineering teams.
• Provide career development opportunities and coaching for a global workforce.
• Foster broad-range skills development, knowledge retention, and cross-functional expertise.
• Build a collaborative culture that prioritizes innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction
• Contribute to FW architecture and design with a focus on smooth integration and Design For Test (DFT)
• Leverages expert Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate highly critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize highly sophisticated software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems; resolves design, coding, and other technical issues by presenting end-to-end solutions.
• Leads design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure that projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Serves as a technical expert in performing highly complex code reviews, regression tests, and triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with high-level representatives from other functions (e.g., testing group, product group, customers) to integrate plan for software design of a large initiative.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects; reviews technical documentation for experienced engineers.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Preferred:
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 15+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 4+ years of experience with Database Management Software.
• 4+ years of experience with API.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).
• 1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.
Company:
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices. Founded in 1985, the company is headquartered in San Diego, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.