Product Security Engineer, Senior
Qualcomm Inc/De
San Diego, CA · Posted October 30, 2026
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About the job
Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Security 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. Qualcomm Security Engineers perform security assessments, develop company products, and collaborate across functions to ensure performance metrics and product requirements are met.
Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Security Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Security Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
3+ years of Security Engineering experience or related work experience.
2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, System Verilog, etc.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Applies Security knowledge and experience to achieve engineering business objectives.
Develops new hardware and software security features and updates features into existing products; ensures security of all products is maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
Performs security assessments and evaluation of company products, including vulnerability and risk assessments, threat analysis, and security code reviews to identify potential design and implementation vulnerabilities.
Identifies remediation for security risks and vulnerabilities, responds to product security incidents, and assists customers regarding product security related issues.
Develops and deploys trainings and tools that result in secure product development.
Level of Responsibility:
Works independently with minimal supervision.
Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
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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.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits : $129,900.00 - $194,900.00
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 .