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Lead CPU Firmware Verification and Validation / Director of Engineering

Qualcomm · Santa Clara, CA, US

Qualcomm is hiring for Lead CPU Firmware Verification and Validation / Director of Engineering in Santa Clara, CA, US.

Hiring signals for Computer and Information Systems Managers

SOC 11-3021 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

40
/ 100
Cooling

Computer and Information Systems Managers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 0% from the last 14 days)
  • Pay is above the national median ($181k vs $130k national)
  • Few reposted listings (5% appear duplicated)

Computer and Information Systems Managers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Computer and Information Systems Managers.

  • 39Active postings
  • 0Posted this week
  • 30Open 30+ days77% of active
  • 3Remote / hybrid8% of active
  • 15%List salary6 of 39
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $181kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 47dMedian agep90 150d (long tail)

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing19
Technology14$247k n=4
Financial Services5
Healthcare5
Consumer Goods5

Top categories

  • Director19
  • Therapist (PT / OT / Speech)1

In-demand skills

  • AWS2
  • Apache Spark2
  • TypeScript1
  • Python1
  • SQL1
  • Kafka1
  • Google Cloud1

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing19
  • Technology14
  • Financial Services5
  • Healthcare5
  • Consumer Goods5
  • Real Estate3

Employment mix

  • Unspecified33 · 85%
  • Contract5 · 13%
  • Full-time1 · 3%

Top hiring companies

Category
Director
Source
careers.qualcomm.com
Original link
https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446717828017
ATS
Workday
Posted
1 month ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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