Director, Program Management - Industrial & Embedded IoT

2 Months ago • 8-13 Years • Program Management • $188,000 PA - $282,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Qualcomm is seeking a passionate individual to build industry-leading solutions for the Industrial and Embedded IoT (IE-IoT) Market. As the Director, Program Management, this role will own the Hardware and Software IE-IoT platform execution, Plan of Record (POR), and project schedule. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams including business development, product management, engineering, finance, and sales throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading HW and SW project planning, development of IE-IoT platforms, and creating detailed SW project plans from requirements gathering through to commercialization. The role involves identifying target customers and market verticals, defining key product attributes, and driving design wins with tier-one customers. The ideal candidate will be an experienced technical leader with a strong track record in product commercialization, managing global teams, and customer engagement.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
  • 8+ years of Program Management experience
  • Leading HW and SW project planning
  • Creating detailed SW project plans
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Securing design wins with customers
  • Managing complex design-in engagements
  • Measuring and managing product commercialization
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
  • 11+ years of combined engineering development and project management experience
  • Experience in Security solutions (device, SOC, transport, application, cryptography)
  • Experience in connectivity technologies (BLE, WiFi)
  • Experience in Android OS applications and security framework
  • Experience in FuSA and Cybersecurity
  • Experience writing product requirements documents
  • Results and deadline driven
  • Motivated self-starter
  • Experience in cloud platform and services development
  • Experience in HW, SW, SDKs, and competitive analysis
Perks:
  • Continuous learning and development programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Mentorships
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Job Details

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Job Posting Date

2025-06-24


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

Qualcomm is seeking someone passionate about building industry leading solutions for the Industrial and Embedded IoT (IE-IoT) Market.


As the Director, Program Management, the position will own the HW and SW IE-IoT platform execution, Plan of Record (POR), and project schedule. He or she, while managing the HW and SW execution, POR and schedule, will also collaborate with cross functional teams including business development, product management, engineering, finance, and sales throughout the product life cycle.

Responsibilities

  • Leading HW and SW project planning and development of IE-IoT platforms.
  • Create and execute detailed SW project plans from requirements gathering phase, development and test and commercialization
  • In collaboration with the business development team, identify target customers and market verticals, the key problems the products are designed to solve and the key attributes of the products
  • Experienced technical leader with a passion for bringing disruptive technologies to market with strong design wins.
  • Demonstrated success in development, application engineering, product management, and marketing roles in organizations ranging from a pre-revenue start-up to one of the world’s largest technology companies.
  • Proven track record building and leading global teams, engaging with customers at all levels to secure design wins, and managing complex design-in engagements with tier-one customers.
  • Expert at how to measure and manage product commercialization at all phases of development. 
  • Lead prioritization and trade-offs among customer experience, performance, timeline and cost
  • Plan competitive analysis activities and provide an up to date and quantitative view of Robotics products competitiveness in the marketplace

Remain up to date on technology advancements in the Retail payment services

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study.
  • Thirteen (13) years of total experience including 11 or more years of combined engineering development and project management experience in SW development and commercialization         
  • Experience in Security solutions: device security, SOC platform security, transport security, application security, cryptography etc.,
  • Experience in local and peer-to-peer connectivity technologies (BLE, WiFi etc.,)
  • Experience in Android OS applications services and security framework
  • Experience in FuSA (Functional Safety) and Cybersecurity
  • Experience writing clear and concise product requirements documents
  • Results and deadline driven
  • Motivated self-starter and detail oriented
  • Experience in development and product planning cloud platform and services would be a plus
  • Experience in HW, SW, SDK’s and competitive analysis

In addition to experience, the successful candidate will have demonstrated competencies in the following areas:

Analytical Skills: The ability to collect information and identify fundamental patterns/trends in data. This includes the ability to gather, integrate, and interpret information from several sources.

Building Trusting Relationships: The ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships and rapport with different types of people and businesses. This includes delivering on commitments and maintaining confidential information, as well as being approachable, showing interest in the other person, and relating well to people regardless of personality or background.

Communication: The ability to convey information clearly and accurately, as well as choosing the most effective method of delivery (e.g., email, phone, face-to-face). This includes using a technically sound communication style both verbally and in writing.

Creating the New and Different: The ability to be creative. This includes the ability to produce breakthrough ideas, being a visionary, managing innovation, seeing multiple futures, having broad interests and knowledge, and gaining support in order to translate new ideas into solutions. This also includes the ability to plan and implement unconventional ideas and speculate about alternative futures without all of the data.

Decision Making: The ability to make quick, accurate decisions. This includes the ability to weigh alternatives and take into account the impact of the decisions on people, equipment, or other resources.

Getting Work Done: The ability to be organized, resourceful, and planful. This includes the ability to leverage multiple resources to get things done and lay out tasks in sufficient detail. This also includes the ability to get things done with fewer resources and in less time, work on multiple tasks at once without losing track, and foresee and plan around obstacles.

Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of program management methodology (e.g., planning, scheduling, tracking, execution). This includes the ability to effectively use program management tools to carry out the program management function.

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 disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com 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).

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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.

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:

$188,000.00 - $282,000.00

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.

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