Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management

General Summary:

Key Responsibilities

• Own the consolidated roadmap for OS offerings; align with Automotive architecture, platform constraints, and long‑term SDV objectives.
• Define and manage the OSV engagement model (delivery planning, milestones, governance); drive on‑time artifacts and integration quality.
• Govern the integration lifecycle across BSP, platform services, and virtualization/hypervisor layers to ensure repeatable, production‑grade patterns.
• Drive and shape upstream directions for platform components—kernel, build systems, packaging, LTS strategy—to enhance modularity, maintainability, and release cadence.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for OSV‑related technical or delivery issues; drive crisp decision logs, risk burn‑down, and stakeholder comms.
• Establish data‑driven KPIs (stability, readiness, performance, certification progress) and publish executive scorecards.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12+ years in Product Management or Technical Product Ownership for OS/platforms or embedded systems, including externally facing delivery.
• Proven leadership across multi‑stakeholder ecosystems (internal eng, program mgmt, quality, external OS vendors) with roadmap and release accountability.
• Track record of taking platform features from PRD → plan → production across diverse So Cs and program constraints.
• Open source ecosystems: Deep, hands‑on familiarity with Linux,Yocto Project,AGL,Zephyr, and related upstream workflows (e.g., layer management, meta‑layers, patches, LTS/long‑tail maintenance, SPDX/OSS compliance basics), including contribution and upstreaming strategies.
• Platform integration: Experience leading OS bring‑up, BSP integration, partitioning, and virtualization/hypervisor alignment on automotive‑class hardware.
• Safety & standards: Working knowledge of ISO 26262/functional safety deliverables and how they intersect with OS and BSP integration.
• Exposure to Automotive SPICE workflows and phase‑gate evidence sufficient to partner effectively with Quality/Program teams.
• Execution & leadership: Executive‑level communication, partner negotiation, and escalation management; metric‑driven decision‑making and POR discipline.

This is an office based position located in San Diego, CA and is expected to comply with the company's onsite work policy.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$196,000.00 - $294,000.00

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