Qualcomm

Staff Engineer

Qualcomm$113K — $163K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience; Master's with 3+ years; or PhD with 2+ years in Software Engineering.
  • 2+ years of programming experience in languages like C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • 8+ years in embedded systems with focus on multimedia or similar subsystems.
  • Experience with Automotive OEMs/Tier-1s in a Customer Engineering or Field Application role.
  • Familiarity with Qualcomm Automotive SoCs and audio frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary audio technical owner for automotive customers on Snapdragon Automotive platforms.
  • Lead audio bring-up, integration, and optimization efforts on customer platforms.
  • Debug complex audio issues across various processing layers and frameworks.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to reproduce customer issues and drive solutions.
  • Provide thorough documentation and deliver technical presentations and training to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge automotive technology.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Potential for influence over Qualcomm product roadmaps and customer designs.
  • Professional development and training provided for continuous learning.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Full Job Description
Company:
Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm's Automotive Customer Engineering (CE) organization partners with global OEMs and Tier-1s to bring next-generation digital cockpit and IVI solutions to market. The CE team is a cross-functional team that requires strong software development, debugging skills in addition to comprehensive communication, documentation and customer interaction competencies.

As a Staff Engineer in the Audio Customer Engineering team, you will be the technical goto person for all audio aspects of Qualcomm automotive platforms, working directly with strategic customers to help them design, integrate, optimize, and commercialize advanced audio solutions. You will debug complex system issues spanning Audio frameworks, DSP, OS (Android/Linux/QNX), and customer applications; drive audio feature bring-up and performance; and influence both Qualcomm roadmaps and customer designs through your technical leadership.

New Headcount.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in embedded systems with a focus on any of the following subsystems: multimedia (audio, video), virtualization, BSP/bootloader, compute/AI/Machine Vision,platform security,
  • Experience working with Automotive OEMs/Tier-1s or in a Customer Engineering / Field Application role.
  • Knowledge of Qualcomm Automotive SoCs and audio frameworks (Elite/AudioReach/AudioLite) or similar.
  • Familiarity with:
  • Android Automotive OS and audio HAL, ALSA, Gstreamer
  • Automotive audio use-cases (hands-free, media, navigation, IVI chimes, ANC/ASE, RSE, etc.)
  • Diagnostics, logging, and performance tuning on automotive platforms. Experience with automation scripting (Python, shell, etc.) and test framework development.
  • Understanding of functional safety, security, or QoS considerations in automotive systems.
  • Ability to drive cross-team alignment, influence design decisions, and represent CE in architecture and program reviews.


Roles/Responsibilities:
  • Act as primary audio technical owner for one or more key automotive customers on Snapdragon Automotive platforms (Gen3/Gen4/Gen4.5/Gen5).
  • Lead Audio bringup, integration, and optimization on customer platforms, including routing, latency, performance, and robustness.
  • Debug and resolve complex audio issues involving DSP processing chains, HAL/framework (e.g., AudioReach/AudioLite/Android Audio), middleware, and customer applications.
  • Work closely with internal Audio Software, core software, BSP, MM, and platform teams to:
  • Reproduce and root-cause issues seen on customer targets.
  • Drive fixes and patches into mainline branches and customer baselines.
  • Provide design feedback to improve quality and debuggability.
  • Develop comprehensive engineer-level documentation, prepare and deliver technical presentations, design reviews, and training to customers and internal teams.


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$113,800.00 - $163,800.00

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.

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

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Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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