Staff product Manager Handset Technology
$181,800 - $272,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 26 October 2026 by the employer.
Define mobile platform experiences and cross-IP requirements across Snapdragon platforms.
About the role
Qualcomm is seeking a Staff Product Manager to join the Handset Technology Product Management team and support the definition of mobile experiences across Snapdragon platforms. This role translates customer and market needs into technical requirements and coordinates execution across CPU, GPU, AI/NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Connectivity, Memory, I/O, System Architecture, Security, and Software IP organizations.
What you'll do
- Identify, research, and analyze emerging mobile use cases spanning AI, multimodal experiences, gaming, imaging, content creation, productivity, ambient computing, and XR. - Convert end-user experiences into measurable system and subsystem requirements, usage models, workload descriptions, and KPIs across CPU, GPU, NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Memory, Connectivity, Security, and Software. - Partner with engineering teams to validate assumptions and quantify tradeoffs across power, performance, thermal, area, cost, and schedule considerations. - Support workload characterization, competitive analysis, system bottleneck identification, and technical gap assessments for key handset experiences. - Own defined workstreams within broader cross-IP programs, tracking requirements alignment and driving timely closure of open technical issues. - Participate in technical discussions with OEMs and ecosystem partners to gather inputs and convert feedback into actionable platform requirements.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 8 years of experience in semiconductor, mobile platform, system architecture, technical product management, systems engineering, or a related field (or at least 5 years of Product Management or related experience). - Technical understanding of mobile SoC architecture and demonstrated depth in at least two domains: CPU, GPU, AI/NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Memory, I/O, Connectivity, power/performance/thermal management, or mobile software. - Experience translating product or customer needs into technical requirements, usage models, workloads, KPIs, or engineering plans. - Experience working across multiple engineering or product organizations to resolve dependencies and deliver complex technical outcomes.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. - Experience with Snapdragon platforms, mobile OEM requirements, or semiconductor IP and platform planning. - Experience in mobile AI and agentic systems, computational photography, gaming, ambient computing, or future mobile user experiences. - Experience conducting competitive analysis, workload characterization, system performance analysis, or use-case-driven architecture planning. - Familiarity with product planning across multiple roadmap horizons and platform tiers. - Experience preparing technical content for senior leadership, customers, or executive reviews.
Skills: Product Management, handset, SoC architecture, KPIs, Snapdragon
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 50-day median for Product Management roles.
Product Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
40
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (40 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 40 |
| Median days open | 32 d | 50 d (−18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: Product Management, handset, SoC architecture, KPIs, Snapdragon
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 42 d
- AMD · 6 open roles · median 29 d
- NVIDIA · 6 open roles · median 11 d
- GlobalFoundries · 5 open roles · median 32 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 90 d
- Altera · 1 open role · median 87 d
How we counted: 40 open Product Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.