Product Security Engineer, Senior

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

9d • $129,900 - $194,900

About The Position

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Senior Product Security Engineer in its Engineering Group, Security Engineering organization. The role applies security knowledge and experience to engineering objectives and helps ensure product security throughout the product lifecycle. The engineer develops hardware and software security features, assesses products for vulnerabilities and risks, analyzes threats, and reviews security code. The position also identifies risk remediation, responds to product security incidents, assists customers with product security issues, and develops trainings and tools to support secure product development.

The role works independently with minimal supervision. Decisions may affect work beyond the immediate group, and the position has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions. Work involves multi-step tasks requiring planning, problem-solving, and prioritization, along with verbal and written communication and, at times, negotiation, influence, and tact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 2+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience; OR a master's degree in one of those fields and 1+ year of such experience; OR a PhD in one of those fields.
• Verbal and written communication skills to convey information.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to plan, problem-solve, and prioritize multi-step tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, or System Verilog.

Responsibilities

• Apply security knowledge and experience to achieve engineering business objectives.
• Develop new hardware and software security features and update features in existing products.
• Maintain the security of products throughout the product lifecycle.
• Perform product security assessments and evaluations, including vulnerability and risk assessments, threat analysis, and security code reviews to identify design and implementation vulnerabilities.
• Identify remediation for security risks and vulnerabilities.
• Respond to product security incidents.
• Assist customers with product security-related issues.
• Develop and deploy trainings and tools that support secure product development.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus).
• Competitive benefits package designed to support employees at work, at home, and at play.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior