Senior Director, Linux Execution Lead for Snapdragon Automotive Chipsets

Nuvia

Nuvia

Sales & Business Development
San Diego, CA, USA
USD 248k-372k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 29, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-08-28


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As Linux Execution Lead for Snapdragon Automotive Chipsets, you will plan and execute state-of-the-art automotive grade chipsets running Linux through all phases from concept to commercialization across all engineering teams. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery of HW, Linux software, test, documentation, and tools to enable on-time launch of customer devices in the market. You will lead strategic Linux execution initiatives for Snapdragon Automotive chipset platforms, driving innovation and excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee development and support of software for embedded platforms (IVI, ADAS) running Linux, including low-level drivers, firmware, kernel, and user-space components
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and partners to ensure successful delivery and adoption of solutions.
  • Champion continuous improvement and change management across engineering processes.
  • Resolve engineering issues across subsystems and components, driving cross-functional problem-solving.
  • Define and track KPIs (power, performance, reliability, cost, delivery timelines) from concept to commercialization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 15+ years of experience in embedded systems, automotive software, Linux/Android platform development
  • A deep understanding of SoC architecture, including CPU cores, peripherals, trade-offs in performance vs low-power design
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel, device drivers, and advanced troubleshooting
  • Proficiency in AOSP internals, Android framework, HAL, and AAOS architecture
  • Strong understanding of embedded Linux build systems like Yocto
  • Deep expertise in security features like verified boot and trusted execution environments
  • Proven track record of contributing to open-source projects, particularly those related to the Linux kernel
  • Embedded software development in C and C++ on ARM or similar cores.
  • Deep expertise in Linux kernel architecture, device drivers, memory management, SoC hardware blocks, Boot and runtime services, hypervisors
  • Experience with heterogeneous compute platforms (CPU, GPU, DSP, accelerators), ARM Trust-Zone & ARMv7/v8 architecture.
  • Understanding of safety and cybersecurity solutions on Linux
  • Hands on experience of driver development on any RTOS, Experience in SafeRTOS/FreeRTOS based development is nice to have
  • Good debugging skills and experience with Lauterbach JTAG.
  • Basic understanding of Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), Peripherals (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet/Clock/etc)
  • Any past working experience on Qualcomm chipsets

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$248,000.00 - $372,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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