Qualcomm
Website:
qualcomm.com
Job details:
Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Job Overview - Dept Description and Job Duties: As a Director of Engineering within Qualcomm’s Connectivity Engineering organization, you will serve as a senior leader responsible for technical direction, execution excellence, and organizational leadership across complex, business‑critical connectivity programs. You will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and delivery of connectivity solutions across Qualcomm’s businesses of Mobile, XR, Wearables, IoT, and emerging domains.
This role requires the ability to provide strong technical and execution leadership, lead without authority, influence cross‑functional stakeholders globally, and build high‑performing teams. You will operate at both strategic and hands‑on levels—shaping architecture and roadmaps while ensuring disciplined execution, customer success, and technical excellence
- Act as a senior leader and core member of the Connectivity Engineering team, shaping technical direction and execution strategy.
- Provide technical and execution leadership across multiple complex programs, products, and customer engagements.
- Drive architecture definition, requirements clarity, and technical alignment across connectivity solutions.
- Lead and govern architecture, design, and implementation reviews, ensuring scalable, robust, and high‑quality designs.
- Influence and align cross‑functional stakeholders across software, hardware, systems, validation, product management, and customer engineering teams globally.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead without formal authority, driving outcomes through credibility, collaboration, and clear communication.
- Build, mentor, and develop high‑performing engineering teams and leaders, fostering strong ownership and accountability.
- Partner with customers to support technical discussions, escalations, and roadmap alignment, ensuring customer success.
- Identify technical and execution risks early; drive mitigation plans and course‑correction as needed.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with senior leadership, customers, and engineering teams, translating complex technical topics into actionable insights.
- Model and promote a team‑first, can‑do attitude, encouraging collaboration, resilience, and results‑driven execution.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline (Master’s preferred).
- 14+ years of experience in connectivity, embedded software, systems engineering, or related domains.
- Strong technical expertise in one or more connectivity technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, NFC, UWB.
- Proven track record of leading large, complex engineering programs and driving execution across global teams.
- Demonstrated success influencing cross‑functional organizations and delivering results without direct authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.
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