Security Certification Engineer

Nuvia

Nuvia

San Diego, CA, USA
USD 211,200-316,800 / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 16, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-10-15

Additional Job Posting Location

France - Remote FRA


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Security Engineering

General Summary:

A world leader in smart mobile technologies, QCT offers complete solutions that enable continuous innovation for today's smart connected devices. Our vast expertise in wireless technology, combined with our unique systems approach to developing solutions, puts QCT at the forefront of the rapidly expanding mobile industry. QCT offers solutions for CDMA, UMTS, GSM and LTE technologies, providing support for both 3G, 4G and now 5G networks and devices. Qualcomm also offers a broad portfolio of additional wired and wireless technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics product segments. All of our solutions and products are elegantly engineered for optimal performance and power consumption. Our system-on-chip solutions like Snapdragon bring together CPU, GPU, connectivity, security, multimedia and GPS technologies in a way that is redefining mobile possibilities for people everywhere. Because of its unsurpassed performance and capabilities, Snapdragon is enhancing the mobile experience and fueling an ever-expanding array of new connected device categories, ranging from smartphones to tablets to e-readers and beyond.

In this position you will join the team responsible for the security certification and evaluations of
Qualcomm chipsets. This team works at a system level spanning across hardware, software and infrastructure while striving for industry-leading solutions. This team interacts with HW/SW engineering teams, the Qualcomm security lab, third party evaluation labs and evaluation authorities to successfully complete security evaluations of Qualcomm products.
This work will expose the candidate to all aspects of Hardware and Software Security design including architecture, IP development of cryptographic and other Security IP, security counter measures, security management, processes and certification requirements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 2+ years HW/SW Security Engineering Certification and Security Management or related work experience


Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years HW/SW Security Engineering Certification and Security Management or related work experience
  • 4+ years Secure Systems Engineering or related work experience.
  • The successful candidate has a strong background in security concepts and implementation techniques.
  • Strong expertise of both FIPS and Common Criteria security evaluation processes and documentation.
  • Experience with Common Criteria Certification under smart card protection profile highly desired
  • Experience with MDFPP, FIDO, SESIP certification schemes
  • Familiarity with cryptographic algorithms (SHA, AES, DES, ECC, RSA), their implementation methods and use models within high level protocols, is expected.
  • Experience with complex SOC integration and HW/SW IP development process from architecture spec to qualified silicon.
  • Design experience and background in low power, high volume applications are a plus

Key Words

EAL4, EAL5, 104-3, PP0084, PP0117

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$211,200.00 - $316,800.00

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.