Cpu Firmware Verification Engineer

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Software and Firmware Verification and Validation Engineer to lead a global, multi-role team responsible for verification and validation of complex software and firmware platforms. In addition to being hands-on, this role will oversee a talent group of engineers with extensive background in ensuring long-term stability, scalability, and lifecycle support across multiple product verticals. The successful candidate will ensure seamless coordination across regions and functions, while enabling innovation, reducing operational risks, and improving overall quality customer satisfaction.

As a CPU FW VV Engineer, you will take on a lead technical role, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, firmware development, Configuration Release Management, in addition to regular interfaces with product and program management. You will be responsible for the end-to-end integration of a high-performance CPU firmware stack.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years in embedded software/firmware quality at least 5 years leadership exp
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and ability to clearly communicate requirements, problem statements and solutions that provide tangible SW/FW deliverables
• Proven track record for innovating/improving/reducing challenges in integration through process refinements, automation, tools integration and early and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) measures
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
• 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 languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of Windows, Linux, Android, Python, and C/C++.
• Strong demonstratable experience in Automation and Scripting using C, Shell/Bash, Python, Powershell, etc
• Proven skill to on software/firmware development, deployment and test in embedded systems
• Extensive knowledge and experience in SW/FW engineering with focus on SOC solutions (minimum 5 years).
• Prior exposure to working with various Tools and Toolchains for C/C++ such as GCC, LLVM and/or ARM based toolchain
• Experience with SW/FW integration at BIOS/UEFI, Operating System for x86/ARM64/RISC-V
• Experience in deploying AI tools to automate and accelerate Software / Firmware Validation and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and scale a global FW verification and validation organization (Software QA)
• Be a strong advocate for FW quality, capable of quality milestones against business demands
• Resource allocation planning against multiple active and concurrent programs
• Define and refine automation strategies to continue to optimize the CI/CD cycle
• Streamline and manage the support pipeline to ensure faster response to issues and improved SLA management.
• Improve firmware release cadence and ensure quality standards through robust testing and validation.
• Implement risk management practices, ensuring stability and reliability of production software.
• Manage and reduce technical debt through proactive planning and execution.
• Support extended product lifecycle, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability of development efforts.
• Act as a key quality interface between production software organizations and customer engineering teams.
• Provide career development opportunities and coaching for a global workforce.
• Foster broad-range skills development, knowledge retention, and cross-functional expertise.
• Build a collaborative culture that prioritizes innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to FW architecture and design with a focus on smooth integration and Design For Test (DFT)