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Staff Reliability Engineer

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/27/2026

Compensation

$128,000 - $192,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
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Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy and improvement initiatives across advanced semiconductor and hardware products. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure robust product reliability throughout the development lifecycle. The successful candidate will drive reliability qualifications and perform failure analysis while applying statistical reliability modeling. This position offers the opportunity to influence next-generation technologies and drive reliability excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Reliability Engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years.
  • 1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
  • Strong experience in product reliability qualification and validation methodologies.
  • Expertise in reliability risk assessment techniques such as DFMEA, PFMEA, or Fault Tree Analysis.
  • Experience with statistical reliability analysis and modeling tools such as JMP, ReliaSoft, Python, or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

  • Lead reliability strategy and qualification execution for semiconductor and hardware products.
  • Perform risk assessments and drive reliability improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with technology development, design, product engineering, and manufacturing teams.
  • Develop risk-based validation strategies and perform failure analysis.
  • Influence product and technology decisions through data-driven reliability engineering practices.

Benefits

  • Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

198

FY2026

Approval rate

98.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

59,278

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-22%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+30%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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