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General Summary:
Automotive is the first major industry that Qualcomm is disrupting by building on our foundational leadership, differentiation and scale in mobile. In just a few years, Qualcomm has gone from newcomer to trusted technology leader in the automotive infotainment segment, securing design wins with many of the major automakers worldwide. Automakers have come to rely on us not only for modem technology, where Qualcomm is the #1 semiconductor in telematics, but also as their trusted partner for redefining the in-car infotainment and cockpit experience. We have debuted our third-generation infotainment product line and are now a leader in the automotive infotainment category for next-generation designs. Snapdragon is expanding in its capabilities to power the next-generation cockpit experience as the media and information center in the vehicle, which drives significant audio, video, graphics, camera and software complexity. AI is also now expanding the horizon and bringing new use cases to customers.
This position is for Qualcomm Automotive Application Engineering Group, which closely collaborates with its automotive partners and customers from concept to commercialization. The team involves with all aspects of Embedded software such as SW & HW designs, Feature Prototyping, Feature Integration, SW customization, Performance Optimization & Improvement and other debugging efforts which is key for a successful launch of the product.
This Position is for a strong Software Application Engineer with good knowledge and hands-on experience in Design/Development/Debugging aspects of Embedded Multimedia (Graphics/ Display/Camera/Video /Audio) on one or more of operating systems like Linux, Android, Greenhills Integrity and QNX embedded systems. The Main responsibility is to provide direct support to Qualcomm customers and partners and assist in software debug/triage/customization and optimization to meet the product requirements using the features in Qualcomm SOC. The Candidate must quickly ramp-up onto an existing project, understand Automotive platform Hardware and Software driver architecture, read/write technical specifications/requirements, demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and work closely with external customers to launch their new products on time.
The successful candidate will get a chance to work on cutting edge infotainment/digital cockpit technologies from leading Auto manufacturers and Tier1s and see the projects through to commercialization.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
• 2+ years experience with debugging techniques.
• 3+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Embedded software development debugging
• Experience with embedded Multimedia technologies in one or more of Audio, Display, Graphics, Camera, Video
• Experience High level operating systems (HLOS) Linux and/or Android Or any Real-time Operating systems
• Good Communication and Excellent Team working skills
• Quick Adaptability to work in new technologies
• Live debugging and Post-mortem debugging
• Experience with High level operating systems such Android/AGL Or any Real-time Operating system such as QNX.
• Exposure to Hypervisors and Virtualization
• OpenGLES, Vulcan, OpenCL, OpenGL
• Audio Frame works and Drivers
• Experience with Display and Camera drivers and controllers
• Familiarity with bridge-chips (serialiser and de-serialiser), composition, colour formats
• GPU buffer management, GPU shader architecture
• Display panel and /or Camera sensor specifications (timing, pixel clock, framerates)
• Experience with CSI and DSI interfaces
• Video Codecs (HEVC, H265/H264) Audio Codecs (MP3/AAC)
• Experience with System performance profiling and optimization
• Understanding of Linux kernel concepts and relevant work experience.
• Experience in using debugging tools such as JTAG, Trace32 and oscilloscope/Logic Analyze
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
• 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with leadership.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Leverages advanced Software Application knowledge to provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, customer training, product demonstrations, commercialization, customization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customer personnel to identify customer problems, debug complex issues in customer design software systems, and recommend innovative solutions.
• Drives system architecture and feature-specific customizations tailored for customer requirements from proof of concept to final product commercial launches.
• Assesses potential application of company products, prepares detailed product specifications, disseminates technical information on specific software areas, and/or troubleshoots complex issues regarding software tools and products.
• Writes detailed and complex product technical documentation, application notes, and FAQs.
Level of Responsibility:
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
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