Principal Engineer

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Additional About The Role :

Preferred requirements:

15+ or more overall years of relevant experience in software design, including debugging, performance analysis.

Working knowledge of operating systems and hypervisors like Linux, QNX and other RTOSs

System SW development experience including kernels, device drivers and BSP.

Understanding of OS internals, storage, peripherals, and interfaces e.g., UFS/EMMC, PCIe, SPI/UART/I2C, USB, Ethernet etc.

Understanding of secure and safe automotive SW architecture design and development involving safety subsystems and monitors,

System level boot, power, performance, and latency optimizations.

Exposure to automotive SW development processes and standards (e.g., ASPCE, ISO26262 and ISO21434).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

The idle candidate might have demonstrated ability to work with engineers/partners/customers across different geographies and contribute to large-scale SoC SW product development and customer support.

Hands-on technical lead/engineer who is not hesitant to dig into the details where needed to get first-hand knowledge of the issues and play an active role in steering team success.

Work with management team on roadmap and strategy planning

Working with Automotive T1/OEMs and commercialization of Automotive HW/SW platforms is a plus.

Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

Design, develop, code, test software modules

Gather customer requirements, distill requirements to software architecture, create software architecture documents.

Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.

Designs and implements software modules for large-scale products and systems.

Participates in and leads design, coding, unit testing, debugging, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.

Performs complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.

Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to ensure solutions work with other components of a specific project.

Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Software projects.

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