Last Updated Apr 2026
San Diego, CA
550 employees
Est. 2011
qualcomm.com
Qualcomm Atheros — Green Card PERM Data
Qualcomm Atheros PERM & Green Card Filings
Does Qualcomm Atheros sponsor green cards? Yes. Below is every PERM labor certification filing by Qualcomm Atheros, including approval rates, PERM processing times, and salary data. The employer sponsored green card process from PERM filing to permanent residency typically takes 1 to 5+ years depending on visa category and country of birth.
Sponsors Green Cards?
Yes
2025 PERM filings
0
Recent processing time
17 monthsApprox.
Green Card Commitment
1%
Minimal
PERM Filing Risk Factors
The DOL flags certain conditions on PERM applications that may trigger an audit, a request for additional documentation before a case can be certified. These are common in certain industries and don't indicate wrongdoing. Based on 1 PERM filings in the last year.
Unusual Job Requirements
1 of 1 filings
The job requirements exceed what's standard for the occupation. The DOL checks whether requirements are tailored to the foreign worker.
PERM Filings by Quarter
PERM filings by quarter
PERM Processing Time by Year
PERM processing time by year
| Year | Filings | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Median Processing Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 512 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 398 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 294 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2017 | 111 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 110 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
All PERM Filings
257 total| Job Title | Salary | Location | Filed | Decision | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer G-100-24191-184641 | $127,138 | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 9, 2024 | Dec 3, 2025 | 512 | Certified |
Senior Modem Software Engineer A-23044-00747 | $121,338 | San Diego, CA | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 398 | Certified-Expired |
Senior RFIC Design Engineer A-23031-95070 | $150,806 | Irvine, CA | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | 398 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-22313-54857 | $148,487 | Santa Clara, CA | Dec 5, 2022 | Nov 9, 2023 | 339 | Certified-Expired |
RFIC Design Engineer A-22298-45103 | $126,464 | Santa Clara, CA | Dec 5, 2022 | Nov 8, 2023 | 338 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Design Verification Engineer A-22296-44288 | $127,006 | Santa Clara, CA | Nov 16, 2022 | Oct 5, 2023 | 323 | Certified-Expired |
Staff Systems Test Engineer A-22279-34334 | $155,397 | San Diego, CA | Nov 9, 2022 | Sep 25, 2023 | 320 | Certified |
Senior Hardware Customer Application Engineer A-22236-11275 | $108,930 | San Diego, CA | Oct 31, 2022 | Sep 20, 2023 | 324 | Certified |
Senior Hardware Bench Test Engineer A-22283-36540 | $148,241 | Santa Clara, CA | Oct 21, 2022 | Sep 26, 2023 | 340 | Certified |
Senior RF Hardware Product Engineer A-22245-16036 | $142,186 | Santa Clara, CA | Oct 6, 2022 | Sep 6, 2023 | 335 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-21286-57741 | $133,311 | Santa Clara, CA | Sep 9, 2022 | Aug 3, 2023 | 328 | Certified |
Senior Staff Systems Engineer A-22221-02430 | $183,240 | Santa Clara, CA | Sep 8, 2022 | Aug 4, 2023 | 330 | Certified |
Staff Systems Engineer A-22185-82933 | $172,245 | Santa Clara, CA | Aug 17, 2022 | May 24, 2023 | 280 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-22121-48555 | $130,894 | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 21, 2022 | Jun 5, 2023 | 319 | Certified |
Senior Staff Server SoC Physical Design Engineer A-22126-51337 | $172,245 | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 20, 2022 | Apr 12, 2023 | 266 | Certified |
Senior Wireless Standards Project Manager A-22123-49229 | $168,441 | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 12, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | 262 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-22123-49251 | $130,894 | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 11, 2022 | Mar 28, 2023 | 260 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-22122-48944 | $130,894 | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 22, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | 240 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Hardware Applications Engineer A-22109-42561 | $132,000 | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 10, 2022 | Apr 28, 2023 | 322 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-21283-56494 | $133,311 | Santa Clara, CA | May 27, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | 243 | Certified-Expired |
Staff Embedded Software Development Engineer A-22103-40463 | $157,477 | Santa Clara, CA | Apr 19, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 | 269 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Engineer A-22045-10998 | $124,176 | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 22, 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 | 261 | Certified-Expired |
Senior SoC HW Architecture Systems Engineer A-21082-65251 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Apr 22, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 | 154 | Certified |
Director, Product Management A-21055-55159 | $238,160 | San Jose, CA | Mar 19, 2021 | Aug 11, 2021 | 145 | Certified |
Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer A-21049-53335 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Mar 5, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | 154 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-21020-43743 | $120,578 | San Jose, CA | Mar 5, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | 152 | Certified |
Senior ASIC/RTL Modem Engineer A-21016-42871 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Mar 5, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | 152 | Certified |
Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer A-21027-46065 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Feb 25, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | 144 | Certified |
Senior Systems Engineer A-21022-44852 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Feb 25, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | 140 | Certified |
Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer A-21026-45654 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Feb 19, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | 146 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20358-36576 | $120,578 | San Jose, CA | Jan 28, 2021 | Jul 1, 2021 | 154 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-21011-40583 | $120,578 | San Jose, CA | Jan 22, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | 161 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-21007-39623 | $98,592 | San Diego, CA | Jan 15, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | 168 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20335-26554 | $99,652 | San Diego, CA | Dec 23, 2020 | Jun 29, 2021 | 188 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20252-96851 | $98,592 | San Diego, CA | Nov 23, 2020 | May 19, 2021 | 177 | Certified |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-20258-98921 | $123,552 | San Jose, CA | Nov 20, 2020 | May 19, 2021 | 180 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20261-00799 | $122,408 | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2020 | May 21, 2021 | 189 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20261-00543 | $139,173 | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2020 | May 21, 2021 | 189 | Certified |
RF Product Engineer A-20260-00076 | $117,291 | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2020 | May 21, 2021 | 189 | Certified |
Senior Hardware Customer Application Engineer A-20246-94890 | $115,003 | San Diego, CA | Oct 29, 2020 | May 4, 2021 | 187 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20258-98907 | $120,578 | San Jose, CA | Oct 8, 2020 | May 4, 2021 | 208 | Certified |
Senior Software Development Engineer A-20241-93165 | $98,592 | San Diego, CA | Sep 25, 2020 | Apr 26, 2021 | 213 | Certified |
Principal Design Verification Engineer A-20253-97770 | $176,500 | San Jose, CA | Sep 17, 2020 | Apr 14, 2021 | 209 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20246-94907 | $98,592 | San Diego, CA | Sep 17, 2020 | Apr 14, 2021 | 209 | Certified |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-20220-85890 | $108,971 | San Diego, CA | Sep 17, 2020 | Apr 14, 2021 | 209 | Certified |
Senior ASIC/RTL Modem Engineer A-20220-85868 | $111,634 | San Jose, CA | Sep 16, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 | 209 | Certified |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20211-82334 | $122,408 | San Jose, CA | Aug 20, 2020 | Apr 12, 2021 | 235 | Certified |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-20164-64798 | $108,971 | San Diego, CA | Aug 6, 2020 | Mar 22, 2021 | 228 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Software Development Engineer A-20203-78573 | $121,641 | San Jose, CA | Aug 3, 2020 | Mar 23, 2021 | 232 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Engineer A-20140-55915 | $111,634 | San Jose, CA | Jul 13, 2020 | Feb 17, 2021 | 219 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20139-55373 | $97,700 | San Diego, CA | Jul 2, 2020 | Feb 9, 2021 | 222 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Engineer A-20163-64749 | $111,634 | San Jose, CA | Jun 26, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | 203 | Certified-Expired |
Staff DFT Digital Design Engineer A-20124-49819 | $134,597 | San Jose, CA | Jun 26, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | 203 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Engineer A-20112-45219 | $111,634 | San Jose, CA | Jun 26, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | 203 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Financial Analyst A-20126-50427 | $94,806 | San Jose, CA | Jun 18, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | 188 | Certified-Expired |
Senior ASIC/RTL Modem Engineer A-20119-47899 | $111,634 | San Jose, CA | Jun 18, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | 188 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-20118-47352 | $108,971 | San Diego, CA | Jun 18, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | 188 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20118-47275 | $121,641 | San Jose, CA | Jun 18, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | 188 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20112-45245 | $122,408 | San Jose, CA | Jun 11, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | 183 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Hardware Test Engineer A-20119-47849 | $79,331 | Tempe, AZ | Jun 4, 2020 | Apr 29, 2021 | 329 | Certified |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-20120-48390 | $108,971 | San Diego, CA | Jun 2, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | 182 | Certified-Expired |
Staff Embedded Software Development Engineer A-20119-47864 | $147,534 | San Jose, CA | May 21, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | 176 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Systems Test Engineer A-20097-39391 | $96,616 | San Diego, CA | May 21, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | 176 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Staff Firmware Architect A-20078-32050 | $172,640 | San Jose, CA | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 1, 2021 | 359 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Staff Systems Engineer A-20072-29746 | $147,306 | San Diego, CA | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 1, 2021 | 359 | Certified-Expired |
Senior Product Wireless Communications Manager A-19056-76190 | $176,530 | San Jose, CA | Jul 11, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | 70 | Certified |
Senior WLAN Systems Test Engineer A-19171-20817 | $96,346 | San Diego, CA | Jun 28, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 | 48 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19140-07159 | $119,101 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Software Applications Customer Engineer A-19137-06569 | $96,325 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Systems Engineer A-19115-97306 | $106,579 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19114-96662 | $113,284 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19106-93649 | $119,101 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19106-93610 | $113,170 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Senior Design Verification Engineer A-19100-91368 | $106,579 | San Jose, CA | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 46 | Certified |
Senior Systems Engineer A-19137-06492 | $110,256 | San Diego, CA | Jun 11, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | 50 | Certified |
Senior Circuit Design Engineer A-19136-05932 | $106,579 | San Jose, CA | Jun 11, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | 50 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19108-94631 | $96,346 | San Diego, CA | May 23, 2019 | Jul 9, 2019 | 47 | Certified |
Software Product Manager A-19112-95640 | $153,377 | San Jose, CA | May 20, 2019 | Jul 9, 2019 | 50 | Certified |
Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-19067-80107 | $100,944 | San Jose, CA | Apr 3, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | 57 | Certified |
Staff Systems Engineer A-19029-67497 | $148,721 | San Jose, CA | Apr 2, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | 58 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19075-82356 | $113,170 | San Jose, CA | Mar 29, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | 54 | Certified |
Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-19016-62854 | $119,101 | San Jose, CA | Mar 29, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | 55 | Certified |
Staff Digital Design Verification Engineer A-19041-71796 | $129,563 | San Jose, CA | Mar 27, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | 54 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19070-80613 | $119,101 | San Jose, CA | Mar 26, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | 57 | Certified |
Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer A-19068-80483 | $119,101 | San Jose, CA | Mar 26, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | 56 | Certified |
Staff Software Applications Development Engineer A-19056-76215 | $89,814 | Auburn Hills, MI | Mar 22, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | 62 | Certified |
Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-19030-67548 | $95,638 | San Jose, CA | Mar 15, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | 77 | Certified |
Staff Software Applications Development Engineer A-19030-67564 | $141,898 | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2019 | May 17, 2019 | 64 | Certified |
Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-18338-47726 | $96,346 | San Diego, CA | Mar 7, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | 67 | Certified |
Staff Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-19013-61857 | $141,898 | San Jose, CA | Mar 4, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | 79 | Certified |
Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-18361-56629 | $98,654 | San Jose, CA | Feb 14, 2019 | May 2, 2019 | 77 | Certified |
Staff Software Development Engineer A-18353-54793 | $146,898 | San Jose, CA | Feb 4, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | 88 | Certified |
Senior Systems Engineer A-18145-79912 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Jun 1, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 | 76 | Certified |
Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-18107-64489 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 24, 2018 | 98 | Certified |
Staff Design Verification Engineer A-18102-62725 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
Staff Design Verification Engineer A-18102-62467 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-18100-61449 | N/A | San Diego, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
Senior Customer Engineer A-18096-60337 | N/A | Santa Clara, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
Senior Digital Design Engineer A-18095-60007 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer A-18067-50518 | N/A | San Jose, CA | Apr 17, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | 93 | Certified |
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Yes. Qualcomm Atheros has filed 257 PERM labor certification applications with the Department of Labor, with 253 certified. The median processing time from filing to decision has been 109 days.
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