Director – AI/ML Engineering (Automotive & Edge AI)

About the job

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, product demonstrations, design and development of customer specific requirements, commercialization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to address questions, issues, debugging, or troubleshooting regarding software systems and applications. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. • OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. • OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. • 3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. • 3+ years of experience with debugging techniques. Summary: Role Overview We are seeking a Director of AI/ML Engineering to lead the commercialization of production‑grade AI/ML and GenAI solutions across automotive and edge platforms. This role owns technical strategy, execution, and customer ownership for AI systems spanning LLMs, VLMs/LVMs, multimodal AI, and agentic frameworks, deployed on heterogeneous SoCs (CPU/GPU/DSP/NPU) under strict performance, safety, and reliability constraints. The Director will shape the AI roadmap, build and scale high‑performing teams, partner with product, silicon, and customer engineering, and ensure delivery of differentiated, scalable AI capabilities across infotainment, digital cockpit, ADAS, industrial, and connected‑edge use cases. Job Title: Director – AI/ML Engineering (Automotive & Edge AI) Location: Bengaluru, India Employment Type: Full‑time Key Responsibilities: AI/ML Strategy & Platform Leadership • Define and own the AI/ML technology roadmap aligned with business goals across automotive and edge AI platforms... Safety, Quality & Compliance • Ensure AI systems are designed with safety‑first principles...

Requirements

• Leadership
• AI/ML Strategy
• Software Engineering
• Technical Expertise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Master's degree in Engineering
• PhD in Engineering

Preferred Technologies

• Leadership
• AI/ML Strategy
• Software Engineering
• Technical Expertise

About the company

Qualcomm India Private Limited is a leading technology innovator that pushes the boundaries of possibilities to enable next-generation experiences and drivers digital transformation for a smarter, connected future.