Qualcomm AR / VR Architect - Perception Technologies 

United States, California, San Diego 

996360245

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Multimedia Systems

Qualcomm's XR Architecture Team is seeking a systems engineer to develop technologies and architectures, enabling the next generation of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality applications. The successful candidate may be responsible for:

• Understanding the use cases and underlying design flows of AR/VR and related technologies, with focus on perception technologies

• Use internal simulation environment and modeling tools to characterize performance of SoC components as per the established KPIs

• Create and/or modify system level simulation models capturing the design flows of AR/VR perception algorithms and simulate forward looking configurations and scenarios

• Work with the system architecture and algorithm design/implementation teams to validate power and performance KPIs using the simulation models

• Understand SoC components and architecture factors affecting performance of the AR/VR perception algorithms and translate them into forward looking evolution of the design

• Collaborating with the technology experts from extended engineering teams to understand the current and future design/implementation of perception technologies on SoCs

For this multi-disciplinary role an ideal candidate has experience in AR/VR, computer vision, machine learning, perception, camera technology, SoC architecture, and/or system modeling (power, performance, thermal).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree with 3+ years of experience or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of experience in architecture/design in the areas listed above

• Experience in conducting simulation/modeling, power/performance analysis and/or SW-HW trade-offs

• Knowledge of perception technologies particularly in AR/VR, computer vision pipelines, machine learning methods and/or camera pipelines

• Experience with system level modeling (performance and/or power)

• Outstanding problem-solving skills

• Outstanding communication skills

• C/C++ and/or Python

Minimum Qualifications:

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

*Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).

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:

$97,000.00 - $145,000.00