Lead CPU Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer/ Manager

Qualcomm•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

Our Mission We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing CPU platform firmware for Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more. We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Software and Firmware Verification and Validation Manager to lead a global, multi-role team responsible for verification and validation of complex software and firmware platforms. In addition to being hands-on, this role will oversee a talent group of engineers with extensive background in ensuring long-term stability, scalability, and lifecycle support across multiple product verticals. The successful candidate will ensure seamless coordination across regions and functions, while enabling innovation, reducing operational risks, and improving overall quality & customer satisfaction. As a Lead CPU FW V&V Engineer, you will take on a lead technical role, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, firmware development, Configuration & Release Management, in addition to regular interfaces with product and program management. You will be responsible for the end-to-end integration of a high-performance CPU firmware stack.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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.

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.