Automotive cybersecurity engineer
Qualcomm
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Apr 4, 2025
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. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.
Responsibilities shall include the following:
- Development/ enhancement of hardware development process and related work products meeting cyber security standards.
- Provide training on ISO 21434/ ISO 26262 with respect to application of Qualcomm’s best practices.
- Facilitate TARA and VARA and review them
- Independently carry out cybersecurity audits and assessments, guiding the hardware design and development teams in the process. Provide feedback and identify process improvements and follow up with internal teams.
- Work closely with SoC Design and IP teams, 3rd party IP vendors, Software team, the functional safety and cybersecurity manager(s), Quality team as well as customers to ensure the defined process is deployed.
- Participate in external and customer cybersecurity and functional safety audits and assessments and assist in corrective actions.
- Maintain a strong knowledge of Automotive Industry cybersecurity best practices. Influence internal stakeholders with actionable data to ensure gaps to expectations are closed in a timely fashion.
- Establish and maintain healthy relationships with influential/decision making on Cybersecurity, Functional Safety, and ongoing Quality assessments throughout the organization.
- Facilitate in qualitative and quantitative safety analyses and review of them.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8+ years Systems Engineering / VLSI design or related work experience.
- Has knowledge of product development flow and validation.
- Has led audits of different development processes and is comfortable with assessments and reporting Quality metrics.
- Hands-on experience with automotive quality processes: ISO 21434, ISO 26262, TARA, VARA, DFMEA, FTA, FMEDA, 8D, quality agreements, PCNs / EOLs, customer audits, AEC- Q100 requirements, ISO9001, IATF 16949, etc.
- Structured problem-solving capability and ability to work with teams on root cause analyses.
- Excellent verbal/written communication, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills