Job Description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Qualcomm CR&D is looking for a lead firmware developer for SOC development and bring-up. An ideal candidate should be familiar with: board support package and device driver development, bring, secure boot, different execution/privilege levels such as trust-zone, chipset clock, power & thermal management, low-speed peripheral interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART) as well as camera and IMU sensor control.

You will join the CR&D software team working on many areas but with an initial focus on augmented reality project where you will be responsible for development & integrating for both research and commercial applications.

You will be collaborating with a variety of internal teams within CR&D as well as with Qualcomm’s commercial division (QCT) covering multiple engineering disciplines including: software, systems and hardware. As a successful applicant to CR&D, the ideal candidate should have a diverse skill set including a good understanding of embedded software development and associated debug strategies using JTAG and use of lab equipment such as Logic Analyzers.

Minimum Qualifications

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

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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

Ideal Candidates Will Demonstrate The Following Skills And Aptitudes

• Experience in C/C++ development on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG
• Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS’s, secure boot & trust zone
• C/C++ developing Firmware peripheral drivers. Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks
• Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools, git knowledge is preferred
• Software debugging skills on embedded real time operating systems
• Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low level implementation (code & test)
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber mixed hardware/software development team
• Experience leading other engineers; planning, delegating, and tracking tasks; coordinating with other engineering teams
• Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills
• Scripting languages such as Python
• Familiar working with software running on bare-metal and RTOS based targets using ARM Cortex-M CPU’s
• Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller, GPIO’s & timers etc.
• Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers
• Familiar with device driver and module development
• Familiarity with Cortex-M CPU’s execution modes
  
  

Qualcomm is committed to hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities. Although this role has some expected physical activity, an inability to perform one or more of the listed physical requirements should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. We will work with you throughout the application and onboarding process to provide reasonable accommodations. Examples of expected physical activity include: frequently transporting between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile; frequently transporting and installing equipment up to 5 lbs; performing tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting); monitoring and utilizing computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day; and continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.

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