Camera Software Customer Engineer - Software Applications Engineering

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Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.

Qualcomm's QCT Application Engineering Group supports customers with all aspects of embedded software and systems development. This includes assisting OEMs with designs, providing training, debugging, assistance in optimizing and integrating software. We are seeking candidates to support new camera use cases and issues from Qualcomm China customers. 

You will get in this position:

• Deep and broad understanding of the most advanced camera/imaging technologies.
• Involved in product definition and feature development of the latest module of smartphones and change the way people to record their lives.
• Competitive salaries and a generous benefits package.
• Long-term development in the abilities such as project management, business development, etc.

The candidate is expected to work on the following aspects:

• Provide direct support to OEMs with the design, development and debug of Qualcomm reference designs software related issues
• Quickly assimilate onto an existing project, understand s/w driver architecture, demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and work closely with external customers to customize and launch their new products.
• Support Qualcomm customer to enable different camera solutions and use cases.
• Work with customer to enable Qualcomm new camera feature and algorithms on customer projects.

Some travels will be required in order to collaborate across multiple locations.

As our valuable team member, we hope you have been equipped with the fundamental capabilities below:

• Strong background and hands-on experience in camera module and bring up related areas.
• Understand image process pipeline and camera h/w architecture.
• Familiar with Android/Linux driver architecture and experience on debug related issues.
• Strong software development skills, C and C++ programming, problem analysis, and debugging skills.
• Knowledge in real-time microprocessor-based embedded programming and embedded real-time operating systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 - 5 years experience on android camera development area.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in Linux Kernel, Device Driver Model
• Strong C & C++ programming and debugging skills required. 
• Experience in Linux camera sensor driver bring-up.
• Experience in Camera framework
• Experience in Camera ISP pipeline
• Experience in Camera performance and power optimization
• Knowledge of 3A algorithms, tuning experiences and familiarity with MIPI, I2C, GPIOs, V4L2 a plus.
• Experience on Image Signal Processing.
• Experience in Multimedia software development engineering for Linux based embedded systems. 
• Strong communication skills - able to understand and explain highly technical information in a clear and concise manner. 
• Willing travel to customer sites and other Qualcomm office locations to co-develop next generation smartphones. 
• Exceptional English communication skill.
• Outgoing, positive and optimistic personality

Preferred Qualifications

• Camera sensor driver, VCM driver, flash driver, PLD gating
• 3A algorithm improvement and bug fix
• Camera FRM/HAL support
• Still image driver developing, including JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.
• New Image processing algorithm development and bug fix
• Camera Power and performance profiling and optimization
• Support customer for the customization features
• On-site for customer urgent issues support
• Prior experience with Qualcomm Camera Architecture
• Worked on Qualcomm Chipset Projects

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.

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