$187,000 - $280,600 USD yearly
Originally posted September 10, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Staff Security Engineer at Qualcomm, you will develop security features and architectures across hardware and software products. You will serve as a technical expert performing advanced security evaluations, threat analysis, and vulnerability assessments across the product lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Develop new hardware and software security features, update existing products, and ensure product security is maintained across the lifecycle.
- Conduct advanced security assessments, vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, and threat analysis to identify potential design and implementation vulnerabilities.
- Define and develop security architectures and solutions for products and subsystems.
- Lead cross-organizational teams to adopt and implement security architectures and solutions.
- Influence product architecture and security features while making technical decisions that impact engineering work across multiple teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 6+ years of Security Engineering or related experience (or a Master's degree with 5+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years).
- Experience performing security assessments, vulnerability and risk assessments, and threat analysis.
- Experience architecting and delivering hardware and software security solutions.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 7 years of Security Engineering or related experience.
- 5 years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, or System Verilog.
Skills: security architecture, vulnerability assessment, threat analysis, SystemVerilog, hardware security
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First seen in our index 64 days ago, slightly above the 63-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
176
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Median days since first seen
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$226k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (176 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 176 |
| Median days since first seen | 64 d | 63 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $226k |
Skills observed across this category: security architecture, vulnerability assessment, threat analysis, SystemVerilog, hardware security
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 33 open roles · median 59 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 22 open roles · median 111 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 19 open roles · median 64 d
- Arm Holdings · 13 open roles · median 100 d
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 85 d
- STMicroelectronics · 7 open roles · median 47 d
How we counted: 176 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 42 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.