Technical Lead

About The Role

Join our diverse and innovative team

When you work for Qualcomm, you join a global leader in wireless technology and a pioneer in 5G. You also become part of a diverse and inclusive team that values collaboration, creativity, and excellence. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of connectivity and make a positive impact on the world. You will also have access to learning and development programs, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates your achievements and supports your growth

You will be working with the Core Platform team (Ireland) team on next generation System-on-chip (SoC) for Compute, smartphone, IoT and other product categories. 

You will manage and lead the development and prototyping of industry leading features across multiple device driver teams. The person taking up this role will be responsible for delivering critical embedded drivers and associated features requiring significant amounts of pan-technology contributions on products spanning all of Qualcomm’s chipset portfolio on Mobile, Auto, XR among others. In addition to significant technical leadership assignments, the engineer will also be expected to design, test and document multiple drivers for internal and external consumption.

What are we looking for?

• SOC Development and/or Architecture Background, preferably in the Compute or Mobile space.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux Kernel functionality, device driver development and embedded systems architecture.
• Experience in C and Data structures, preferably in developing Linux kernel.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate on projects with multiple teams and disciplines.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills in Linux Kernel. Familiar with ARM CoreSight architecture will be a plus.
• Ability to develop and improve methodologies for experiments and analysis in the specific area of expertise.
• Have the communication and collaboration skills to work with a large world-wide design organization.
• Experience on Python/Perl will be a plus.
• Assembly and C++ language experience is a plus.

Ideal areas of expertise may include:

• ARM and RISC-V Architecture expertise specifically in areas of Coherency, Signaling, Memory Management, Virtualization, etc
• DSPs, CPUs (ARM preferred), High and Low Speed peripherals
• DDR, Interconnect, System Cache, QOS.
• Power, Boot, Debug, Security, Access Control Architecture.

Education requirements:

• Essential: Bachelors in Engineering (Computer Science/Electrical Engineering)
• Preferred: Masters in Engineering (Computer Science/Electrical Engineering)

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.
There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.


What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more