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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. **

Do you have an interest in how leading-edge consumer devices are created? Do you want to be part of a team that imagines, designs, and creates low-power, highly efficient hardware accelerators that go into your phones, laptops, watch, smart-glasses and automobiles?

Qualcomm’s display software team is looking for a candidate who will contribute to the design, development, and verification of leading-edge technology for our next-generation Snapdragon™ line of processors.

Our team develops the drivers and software components that accelerate processing of content from engines like the video decoder, camera and GPU through the Snapdragon® Adreno DPU (Display Processing Unit).

The responsibilities in this position include:

  • Design, code, test, and integrate drivers for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon™ chipsets with a focus on efficiency and robustness.

  • Working with embedded software techniques including memory management, DMA acceleration, interrupt service routines, multi-threading, synchronization, and interface design (APIs).

  • Developing software in a rapid paced environment and delivering drivers targeted for operating systems such as Android, Windows, Zephyr and Linux.

  • Working in a global environment with teams and customers that depend on our technology to deliver cutting-edge consumer products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Qualifications:

  • Strong academic standing with courses focused on software/hardware interaction.

  • Excellent programming skills in C/C++

  • Experience in scripting with Python.

  • Motivated to learn new technologies and skills related to image processing and hardware acceleration.

  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to dissect larger problems and solving challenges through process of elimination.

  • Effective interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal).

  • Self-motivated, hardworking, and flexible.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Basic understanding of frameworks such as DirectX, WDDM, and/or DRM.

  • Basic understanding of ARM and RISC-V architecture and instructions.

  • Basic understanding of image processing algorithms, image manipulation or color theory.

  • Basic understanding of high-speed signals used in electronic devices.

  • Basic understanding of electronics schematics and usage of tools such as an oscilloscope or logic analyzer.

  • Experience building consumer electronics using development kits such as Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

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 [email protected] 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).

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.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$99,500.00 - $149,300.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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

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