Qualcomm Embedded Staff Software Engineer - DSP NPU Driver Development 

United States, California, San Diego 

930119732

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

Qualcomm is looking for software engineers to develop embedded software for CPU, NPU & DSP processors and AI hardware engines comprising its SoC portfolio. In this role you will utilize your solid foundation in embedded software development, operating systems, and drivers to deploy platform software for complex multimedia and machine learning use cases running on our SoC’s. Candidates with Windows driver development experience are preferred. Applies high-performance microprocessor design concepts including multi-core, multi-threaded, out-of-order, cache memory, high-speed ALU, and advanced low power design. Evaluates all aspects of the design process from instruction set architecture to implementation. Custom instruction set is needed to achieve industry-leading results in machine learning. Applies tools and techniques to evaluate design tradeoffs and verify design correctness.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.

• 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 5+ years of experience with API.

• 5+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.

• Programming in C/C+• Operating Systems and multi-threaded programming

• Hardware drivers

• Developing, debugging, profiling, and optimizing for embedded real-time environments.

• Inter-processor communications

• Computer architecture

• Multimedia software development experience on Android, Windows or Linux

• Shell/Python scripting

• Windows driver development using Windows Driver Frameworks (KMDF & UMDF) & Driver Module Framework

• Microsoft Compute Driver Model (MCDM) (or) Windows Display Driver Model(WDDM) miniport & user mode driver development.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently develops moderately complex blocks, features, architecture, plans, schedules, and/or tests for vaguely-defined tasks to ensure desired quality and design completeness, functionality, power, performance, and timing standards, guides and reviews lower-level engineers' work; recommends proposes improvements.

• Applies deep specialty knowledge to anticipate and identify complex architecture and design problems and helps others to resolve them; provides feedback during design reviews and collaborates with other teams to ensure blocks meets the specifications, performance, and power requirements for the larger module framework.

• Displays deep knowledge in a specific area; acquires advanced knowledge of industry trends, competitors' products, and advances in various engineering fields related to DSP products and technology (e.g., machine learning, modem); shares knowledge with others on their team and helps less experienced engineers understand and apply advanced concepts.

• Stays abreast of current and future trends to make suggestions in strategic discussions within a domain about the product/technology roadmap.

• Communicates effectively with peers, leads, and subordinates using written, verbally, and online communication; effectively tracks and documents issues, features, and design changes; reviews and writes clear and detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex designs to guide users; reviews and provides feedback on more junior engineers' documentation.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with some supervision.

• Provides some supervision/guidance to other members; does not have direct reports.

• Decisions are moderate in nature. Errors are detected and corrected with relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. Role may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.

• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department. Erroneous decisions, failure to achieve results may cause delays in schedules and result in the re-allocation of some resources.

• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

• Most tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.

• Creativity is needed to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.

• Deductive and inductive problem solving is required; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required

• Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

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.

$154,000.00 - $231,000.00