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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Security Program Manager - **Company:** Qualcomm - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $159,400.0 - $239,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Very-Large-Scale Integration, Data Analysis, Microsoft Outlook, Computer Literacy, Software Debugging, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Firmware, Hardware Security Module, Microsoft PowerPoint, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Rollup, Information Technology, U-Boot - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=11aefbd5c5dd9839 ## About the Role * Experience in managing development and deployment of secure boot, cryptography, secure storage, trusted execution environments, and hardware isolation mechanisms * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. * 5+ years Program Management experience or related work experience. * 5+ years working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials., * This position requires a self-motivated Program Manager with excellent project management and organizational skills to deliver high quality output in a timely manner. * Experience with hardware security architectures and Root of Trust technologies. * Knowledge of secure boot, cryptography, secure storage, trusted execution environments, and hardware isolation mechanisms. * Familiarity with TrustZone, virtualization technologies, security certification processes, or secure element architectures. * Experience supporting security certifications such as FIPS, Common Criteria, GlobalPlatform, or EMVCo. * Requires a mix of strong people, technical and analytical skills, superb written and oral communication skills, and the ability to operate in team environments. * Technical domain expertise in all aspects of VLSI and Hardware/Software development cycle * Proven ability to lead globally distributed teams across multiple engineering disciplines. * Experience delivering programs in fast-paced mobile, automotive, compute, networking, or IoT markets. * A successful candidate requires a strong IP core design & debug background along with people management skills. The responsibilities include Project Management of IP team working on multiple programs. * Primary role is relationship building, negotiating, and problem solving. You will be negotiating across all functional groups including product marketing, HW/SW PM teams, Procurement and operations teams to achieve time to market for security technologies.. Ability to influence the design methodology across all teams. * You will help coordinate and support their methodology deployment and play a key role in planning future IP development initiatives. * Proven experience in a technical and/or program management role. Experienced in providing regular lead level communication * Prior experience in process HW development with a goal to deploy/improve decisions based on data analysis * Proven skills: communication, negotiation, motivation, dealing and resolving difficult and complex situations * Computer proficient and literate (fluent in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project). * Program management certification preferred (PMP or equivalent), * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. * 4+ years of Program 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. ## Description Qualcomm is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Security Hardware Program Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of next-generation Security IP solutions across Qualcomm's SoC portfolio. This role will drive cross-functional execution of hardware security technologies that establish the foundation of Qualcomm's Root of Trust architecture, secure boot infrastructure, cryptographic accelerators, trusted execution environments, memory protection frameworks, and industry-leading security certification initiatives. As a Security Hardware Program Manager, you will work closely with architects, RTL designers, verification teams, firmware developers, platform integration teams, product management, certification organizations, and SoC program leadership to ensure successful development and deployment of security technologies across multiple product generations. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing operation and program management support to our Security IP development team including the following responsibilities: * Manage overall lifecycle of Qualcomm's Security IP's program development across BUs : from conception, product requirements to mature hardware/firmware solutions with the objective to deliver high quality products within schedule and cost. * Drive the program management framework (scope, planning, cost) and portfolio execution by developing and maintaining program master schedules and milestones, budgets, work plans and resource requirements. * Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones/schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes. * Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts. * Develop engineering based performance indicators/metrics geared towards risk identification, assessment, quantification. * Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders. Must be able to proactively drive and solve problems to solutions. * Roll-up and report regularly to senior management-executives on key development milestones, budget, metrics, risks and mitigation plans. * Establish routine update & communication process: update status, trends vs. baseline, risk management, mitigation and recovery actions. * Direct roadmap quotation and PPM activities encompassing scope, PPA, resource gap analysis, planning and cost projections. * Manage budget allocation and on-boarding process with Finance / Human Resources. * Charter focus on architecture phase and spec alignment with IP development team. * Take an active role in innovating and improving the current program management metrics and processes.