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Staff Machine Learning Engineer – Automotive Cybersecurity San Diego, California, United States of America Machine Learning Engineering Posted a day ago

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Qualcomm lists this Staff Machine Learning Engineer – Automotive Cybersecurity San Diego, California, United States of America Machine Learning Engineering Posted a day ago opportunity in san diego, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Engineering

General Summary:

We are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to drive AI/ML-based automation across Automotive SoC Cybersecurity and Safety engineering at Qualcomm. This role focuses on building intelligent, scalable solutions that improve engineering productivity, streamline cybersecurity and functional safety workflows, and enable automation across the full product development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will contribute across a broad range of problem spaces — from AI-assisted engineering tools and automated compliance workflows, to future-looking capabilities in hardware security, functional safety, silicon verification, and AI-driven design automation. This role sits at the intersection of AI/ML, cybersecurity, functional safety, semiconductor engineering, and intelligent systems, contributing to a long-term automation vision aligned with automotive cybersecurity standards such as ISO/SAE 21434.

Technical Skills and Expertise

Strong background in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Experience with LLMs, GenAI, and agentic AI systems or intelligent automation frameworks

Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages, with solid software engineering fundamentals

Experience building scalable, production-quality ML pipelines, model training workflows, or inference systems

Experience with knowledge systems, semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or workflow orchestration platforms

Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity or functional safety standards (e.g., ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, UNECE WP.29) is a plus

Exposure to hardware security concepts, RTL design, design verification, or silicon validation workflows

Role and Responsibilities

Design and develop AI/ML-based automation solutions for cybersecurity and functional safety engineering workflows

Build intelligent systems for document understanding, review automation, and engineering productivity

Develop and deploy solutions leveraging LLMs, GenAI, and agentic AI frameworks

Contribute to knowledge automation platforms that support cross-project reuse and decision support

Build scalable, end-to-end automation pipelines spanning multiple engineering domains

Apply AI/ML to security analysis, compliance monitoring, and process optimization

Support development of future capabilities in hardware security analysis, verification automation, and AI-assisted design workflows

Collaborate with cross-functional teams across cybersecurity, functional safety, systems, software, design, and verification

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field

5+ years of experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, or applied intelligent systems

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

Experience designing, developing, and deploying ML or AI-based solutions in production or engineering environments

Experience with agentic AI systems, multi-agent orchestration frameworks, or autonomous workflow automation

Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity or functional safety standards such as ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, or UNECE WP.29

Exposure to hardware security concepts, RTL design, design verification, or silicon validation workflows

Experience developing AI-assisted tools for compliance, audit, or regulatory process automation

Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives or contributing to platform-level AI/ML solutions

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Autonomy: Work independently with minimal supervision on complex, ambiguous AI/ML engineering problems

Communication: Use verbal and written skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Influence: Provide input to senior leadership and have a notable impact on key organizational and technical decisions

Task Management: Execute multi-step technical tasks requiring simultaneous cognitive abilities and cross-domain coordination

Innovation: Exercise creativity to develop new AI/ML-driven tools, automation frameworks, and intelligent systems

Problem Solving: Apply advanced analytical and deductive reasoning to solve complex engineering and security challenges using data-driven approaches

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$158,400.00 - $237,600.00 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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