Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G - ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5G’s potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in. Qualcomm is utilizing its traditional strengths in digital wireless technologies to play a central role in the evolution of automotive infotainment, ADAS and autonomous driving platforms.

The Qualcomm Global Automotive team is actively engaged in offering optimized solutions for Infotainment and Autonomous Driving systems. We are seeking ambitious, bright, and innovative engineers to be part of this initiative. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction with globally placed teams. Responsibilities shall include the following:

• Implementation of embedded systems based on Qualcomm’s Infotainment & ADAS SoCs and platforms.

• Closely collaborate with product owners and domain/technology experts to define the specifications, lead the software design/implementation, and integrate/validate software in a larger system.

• Actively engage with Automotive OEMs, Tier-1s and ISVs to implement solutions based on of Qualcomm Automotive platforms.

Here are some key areas Qualcomm is looking for in the candidate for Automotive Audio Customer Engineering Lead.

Experience:

• Overall experience of 15+ years with Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

• Minimum 6 to 8 years of Software development experience

• Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience is customer facing role 

Technical Knowledge:

• Audio Basics : Understanding various types of audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, amplifiers, mixers, and audio interfaces (TDM / I2S /PCM). Knowledge about common terminology, sample rate, bit width, channels, gain, low pass, high pass filters etc.

• Software Architecture and Opensource software : Working experience in one or more areas of Audio: Android Audio, Pulse Audio, ALSA, Tinyalsa /plugins. Experience in Qualcomm Audio architecture or Audio weaver is an added advantage 

• Software tools: Familiarity with audio tools like Audacity /Gold wave etc. Experience is Qualcomm tools like QXDM, QACT, QUTS or Audio Weaver Designer is added advantage.

• Signal Processing : Knowledge of audio signal processing techniques, including equalization, compression, reverb, and noise reduction.

• Embedded OS : Understanding Process, Threads, Concurrency, Synchronization, Memory management, inter process communication is required one more platform like Linux, Android, QNX

• Programming and Data structures : Understanding of Array, Stack, Queues, Linked lists is required. Coding experience in C/C++ /Java is required. Knowledge of scripting languages like python is an added advantage.

• Troubleshooting : Ability to diagnose and resolve issues related to audio hardware and software. Usage Trace32, GDB debugger, Logic Analyzer /Oscilloscope is required. Analysis of issues via Logcat, dmesg, journalctl and other logs is required.

Customer Service Skills:

• Communication : Clear and empathetic communication to understand customer issues and explain solutions effectively.

• Patience : Patience and persistence in resolving complex technical problems.

• Training : Ability to conduct training sessions and webinars to educate customers on product features and best practices.

• Documentation : Maintaining detailed records of customer interactions and solutions provided.

Additional Skills

• Collaboration : Working closely with other departments like SW development team, product Management, Program Management, and Product Marketing to ensure customer feedback is used to improve products and services

• Continuous Learning : Staying updated with the latest advancements in audio technology and industry trends.

Applicants: If you need accommodation during the application/hiring process, you may request accommodation by sending email to accommodation support

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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.

Applicants : Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail  View email address on jobs.jobcopilot.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found  here . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies :   Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers .