Job Description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

In this role our engineer develops, creates, and modifies general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyzes user needs and develops software The inventive minds at Qualcomm have continued to transform technology outside of 5G, expanding into Compute, XR/VR, Connected Smart Systems, and many more. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform Qualcomm technologies in to world-changing products. The Qualcomm Computer Vision SW team is actively engaged in offering optimized visual analytics solutions in SW and HW for enabling use-cases spanning various business units. We are seeking ambitious, bright and innovative software engineers and to-be leaders to be part of this effort. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D prototyping to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interactions on a daily basis, so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must.

The job title level will be determined based on experience and education.

The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have

• Hands-on experience developing and optimizing kernels and algorithms on heterogenous architectures, imaging and vision accelerators.
• Solid hands-on software design and development experience on complex embedded computing platforms.
• Strong programming experience in C/C++, as well as hands-on experience debugging complex embedded software and with version-based tools.
• Ability to contribute to all phases of software development - bring-up, design, deployment, and customer support.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineers, partners and customers, and across the different geographical sites and technology domains (Software/firmware/hardware).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in embedded system software development including kernels, device drivers and board-support packages is desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skills/experience: experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Python, etc., Software Engineering or related work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with computer vision, image processing, and machine learning algorithms will be a plus
• Linux/Android operating systems background is desirable
  
  

Responsibilities of the role are: Design and implementation of vision and image processing pipelines on Qualcomm SoCs and platforms, closely collaborate with cross-functional teams (SW/FW/HW) and domain/technology experts to understand and define specifications, and serve as feature owner for software design/implementation/commercialization, and integrate/validate software in a larger system. Actively engage with internal clients (Camera/Video technology areas), OEMs, Tier-1s and ISVs to implement solutions based on of Qualcomm Computer Vision offerings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  
  

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 12+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Database Management Software.
• 3+ years of experience with API.
• 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
  
  

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Gathers, integrates, and interprets information across sub-systems from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.
• Serves as a technical expert within area of focus.
• Identifies gaps in design, effort, etc., and closes the gaps.
• Identifies risks associated with designs, approaches, and other work efforts.
• Collaborates with others inside and outside of project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Solves complex technical problems that affect significant areas of product.
• Makes decisions based on incomplete, contradictory, and ambiguous requirements and information that affect policies and multiple teams in the software development process.
• Manages project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for larger projects.
• Acts as a tech lead on projects and owns the outcome of the project.
• Leads others with technical credibility.
  
  

Level Of Responsibility

• Working independently with little supervision.
• Making decisions that are significant in impact; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
• Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
• Exercising exceptional creativity to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/processes without established objectives or known parameters.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.
• Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.
  
  

The Responsibilities Of This Role Do Not Include

• Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility).
  
  

Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found here for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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