Project Manager - IE-IoT

Company:

Qualcomm Engineering FZ LLC

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Project Manager

General Summary:

About Qualcomm IE‑IoT Qualcomm is a global leader in connected intelligent edge platforms, delivering solutions that combine high‑performance compute, connectivity, and AI across industries including industrial automation, smart cities, energy, and public sector. The IE‑IoT business unit enables secure, scalable, low‑latency intelligence across on‑device, on‑premises, and hybrid cloud deployments

About the Role

As a Project Manager within Qualcomm’s IE‑IoT Business Unit, you will lead execution of complex, cross-functional programs spanning industrial gateway platforms, robotics systems, and autonomous drone solutions. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and ecosystem teams to drive programs from concept through platform enablement and customer deployment, ensuring alignment across hardware, software, and connectivity domains.

This role requires strong program execution skills, technical depth in embedded/IoT systems, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary dependencies in a global matrixed environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities will include

• Leads end-to-end execution of IE‑IoT projects by partnering with engineering leads, product management, and business stakeholders to define project goals, priorities, and deliverables.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive project plans including scope definition, schedules, resource forecasts, milestone tracking, and risk management across hardware and software.
• Drives cross-functional alignment and execution across platform bring-up, SDK/BSP delivery, system integration, and ecosystem enablement.
• Defines and tracks project health metrics aligned with key milestones such as features bring-up, platform validation, certification readiness (e.g., FCC, CE, regulatory); drives corrective actions when execution deviates from plan.
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates project risks, including supply chain constraints, certification dependencies, and system integration challenges across robotics, drone, and industrial deployments.
• Provides clear and consistent communication of project status, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership (Director/VP level) and external stakeholders.
• Facilitates decision-making and issue resolution across cross-functional teams; escalates critical issues with data-driven recommendations.
• Establishes and improves project management processes, tools, and best practices to scale execution across the IE‑IoT portfolio.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 5+ years of Program/Project Management experience in embedded systems, IoT, telecommunications, or semiconductor domains.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration
• PMP, Agile, or equivalent program management certification.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex hardware/software integrated programs.
• Experience with SoC-based platforms, embedded Linux, or edge computing systems.
• Prior experience managing programs with global cross-functional teams
• Experience with program financials, resource planning, and budgeting.

Technical skills and familiarity

• Familiarity with industrial IoT protocols (MQTT, OPC-UA, Modbus) and platforms (Yocto, Linux)
• Exposure to platform bring-up cycles, SDK/BSP releases, and system validation workflows.
• Understanding of regulatory and certification frameworks (FCC/CE, IEC 62443).

What's on Offer

Apart from working with great people, we offer the below:

• Salary including housing & transport allowance

• Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus

• 16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave

• 6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Child Education Allowance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life and Medical Insurance

• Live+ Well Reimbursement for health and recreational membership fees

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of project management or related work experience.

OR Associate's degree and 5+ years of project management or related work experience. OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 7+ years of project management or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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