Director of Engineering – Automotive Platform SW
$207,600 - $311,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead the software lifecycle for Qualcomm’s automotive platform, spanning from concept to production.
About the role
This role is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the entire lifecycle of automotive software projects from concept to production, with a focus on ADAS-related programs.
What you'll do
- Coordinate the entire lifecycle of automotive software projects from concept to production.
- Lead all technical aspects of business acquisition, delivery execution, and post-SOP maintenance.
- Represent customer needs in internal forums, driving alignment across Qualcomm engineering, product management, program management, and sales.
- Provide overarching technical leadership for all active programs with the OEM, across all phases.
- Coordinate and synchronize Qualcomm internal engineering teams (HW, SW, systems, safety, security, tools, test) to meet customer milestones.
- Define technical solution proposals based on Qualcomm’s product portfolio, including SoCs, BSP, Platform Software and reference platforms.
What you'll need
- 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 have
- Extensive experience in software engineering, including project management and leadership roles.
- Strong background in automotive systems engineering with focus on: Compute platform architecture (SoC, GPU/DSP, accelerators); Embedded SW stacks (OS such as QNX/Linux/Android, middleware, frameworks, toolchains); Onboarding and optimizations of AD stacks, Parking & Driver monitoring SW and applications.
- Solid understanding of automotive safety and quality frameworks (e.g., ISO 26262, ASPICE, cybersecurity standards) and their impact on architecture and execution.
- Proven experience as a customer-facing technical leader, such as chief engineer, system architect, technical program lead, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority in a complex matrix organization.
- Willingness to travel to customer and Qualcomm sites (domestic and international) as needed.
Skills: automotive systems engineering, ISO 26262, ADAS, platform software, functional safety
This role has been open 43 days — well below the 68-day median for Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering roles.
Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering · Automotive Safety
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Open roles in category
126
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$232k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (126 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 126 |
| Median days open | 189 d | 68 d (+121 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $232k |
Skills observed across this category: automotive systems engineering, ISO 26262, ADAS, platform software, functional safety
Who's hiring in this category
- NXP Semiconductors · 28 open roles · median 43 d
- NVIDIA · 17 open roles · median 56 d
- Infineon Technologies · 14 open roles · median 44 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 82 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 188 d
- Renesas Electronics · 8 open roles · median 49 d
How we counted: 126 open Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering (Automotive Safety) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.