Hexagon and RISC-V Software Product Manager
Qualcomm· Semiconductors· Sep 17, 2026 · 1mo ago
San Diego, California, United States of America
In office
Full-time
Senior
$142K–$185K est.
5+ years exp
Job description
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management
General Summary:
As Qualcomm evolves its Hexagon and RISC-V Processor IP families to address growing demand at the edge, we are seeking a dynamic Product Management leader to join our Hexagon Product Management team for Embedded Software initiatives to help us shape the next generation of our portfolio. The Product Manager will play a strategic role in shaping the roadmap, positioning, and market success of Hexagon and RISC-V current and next-generation software products.
This role sits at the center of product strategy, customer insight, and go-to-market execution, translating market requirements and technology trends into differentiated product direction and stronger business outcomes. The role will focus on enabling scalable, developer-friendly embedded platforms through ownership of developer workflows, toolchains and RTOS ecosystems, while strengthening Qualcomm’s position in edge AI and heterogeneous compute.
The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of embedded software and technologies in target markets such as mobile, automotive, IoT and compute, along with the ability to partner effectively with customers, sales, and engineering teams. Success in this role will require identifying emerging opportunities, influencing future product investments, strengthening competitive positioning, and helping drive customer adoption of Hexagon technology in high-growth applications including DSP, AI, and embedded software workloads. Excellent communication skills and a passion for open-source development are a big plus.
Qualifications:
Technical Skills:
• Relevant experience in engineering, applications engineering or product management with expertise in one or more of the following areas: embedded processor architectures and software, embedded software tools including C/C++ compilers, debuggers, profilers, emulators and RTOS environments.
• Strong understanding of Microcontrollers and DSP architectures and deep experience with at least one major embedded processor architecture, such as ARM or RISC-V, is required.
• Understanding of Embedded Software and RTOS principles
• Hands on experience with Compilers, Debuggers, Profilers, Emulators and other tools used as part of the Embedded Development process.
• Familiarity with developer toolchains, SDKs, and system-level software environments
• Experience with open-source development
• Familiarity with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Qualcomm RTOS (QuRT) or similar Real Time Operating Systems.
Communication:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to convey technical concepts to executive and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Familiarity with Embedded Systems and Development Environments/Workflows
· Hands-on experience with Real Time Operating Systems or/and Middleware
· Experience engaging with or contributing to open-source projects (e.g. Zephyr)
Key Responsibilities:
Product Strategy: Define and execute product strategies for Embedded Software Solutions ensuring alignment with Qualcomm's vision and market needs for embedded and memory constrained use-cases
Developer Platform Ownership: Drive improvements in developer experience across toolchains, SDKs, and workflows, including compilers, debuggers, RTOS integration, and system software environments
Ecosystem Leadership: Drive Qualcomm’s engagement in open-source ecosystems (e.g., Zephyr), influencing upstream direction, strengthening ecosystem positioning, and identifying opportunities for deeper integration with Hexagon capabilities
Market Analysis: Conduct market research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
Roadmap Planning: Create and maintain product roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery of features and enhancements.
Collaboration: Work closely with different teams on engineering, marketing, and customer support teams to ensure successful product launches and ongoing improvements.
Customer Engagement: Engage with customers to gather feedback, understand their requirements, and ensure product satisfaction.
Business Impact: Drive developer adoption, ecosystem growth, and customer design wins across key application domains
Marketing, Documentation: Oversee the creation of technical documentation, user guides, and marketing materials.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
• 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$181,800.00 - $272,600.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .
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