Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Staff Software Engineer — SubSystem Integration Test (SSIT) at Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Department: Machine Learning Engineering

Compensation

$162,000 – $243,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: San Diego, California
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

Description

Qualcomm is hiring a Staff Software System Integration Test Engineer for its Delegates portfolio, which includes ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, and TFLite/LiteRT. The role owns subsystem-level validation from feature inception through handoff to QA and System Integration Test, including test strategy, automated Python/PyTest suites, on-device Snapdragon validation, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and CI/CD integration. It also mentors SSIT engineers and collaborates with CI/Build/Release teams. The posting requires a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a relevant field plus 2–4 years of related engineering experience, and offers a $162,000–$243,000 pay range.

Required Skills

Python/PyTest
ONNX Runtime
ExecuTorch
TFLite/LiteRT
C/C++
CI/CD
JIRA
On-device validation

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or a master's degree with 3+ years of related experience, or a PhD with 2+ years of related experience.
Required Previous Experiences: 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience for bachelor's-degree candidates.
3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience for master's-degree candidates.
2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience for PhD candidates.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years or master's degree plus 6 years in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
Strong Python and hands-on experience building automated test frameworks with PyTest or an equivalent tool.
C/C++ reading proficiency sufficient to debug delegate and runtime issues at the source level.
Experience in subsystem or integration testing within a hardware/software product development cycle.
Experience with CI/CD platforms and integrating test automation into build pipelines.
Strong analytical and debugging skills for isolating failures across multi-layer software stacks.
Experience validating ML inference frameworks such as ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, or TFLite/LiteRT.
Hands-on experience with Qualcomm QNN, HTP/DSP, or Snapdragon SoC-based on-device validation.
Familiarity with model accuracy validation, including quantization correctness, numerical comparison, and tolerance analysis.
C/C++ proficiency for developing and debugging ONNX Runtime unit tests.
Cross-platform test experience across Linux, Android, and Windows on ARM64 or x86.
Experience with JIRA defect tracking and Agile or Scrum development practices.