Qualcomm Audio systems Engineer 

United States, California, San Diego 

225004112

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

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 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

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

The candidate will have -

• Solid understanding of embedded systems running RTOS

• Proficient in Linux, Android and Windows Audio Software stack, including user and kernel space

• Some understanding of Audio signal processing

• Some experience with implementing Audio processing blocks on DSP

• Proficient in writing C/C++ programs

• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms

• Some experience with ARM assembly is desirable

• Solid understanding of Linux ALSA framework

• Experience with source control management software like Git, Gerrit, Perforce

• Experience with GCC and CLANG usage, including optimization, memory corruption debugging

• Experience with static analysis of code using tools like Klocwork

• Experience with code coverage tools like GCOV

• Solid fundamentals of unit testing of complex software. Desirable to have some experience with test driven development

Principal Duties:

• Applies software design knowledge to architect, implement and test Audio Software for Qualcomm's board support package

• Prototype new Audio features for pre-commercialization

• Demonstrate proof of concept designs for cutting edge audio features

• Occasionally support commercialization teams to commercialize prototyped audio features

• Document new designs for commercialization teams to use as reference

• Write unit tests to cover code paths comprehensively

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 range:

$104,000.00 - $156,000.00