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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Engineer Staff - Automotive Camera Customer Engineer, Software Applications Engineering

Full-TimePosted on 10/24/2026
$122.2k - $183.2k+ Annual discretionary bonus + Annual RSU grants
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Detroit, MI, USA
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Solution EngineeringImplementation & Technical Account Management
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and 4 or more years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development, or related work experience; or a Master's degree in those fields and 3 or more years of related experience; or a PhD in those fields and 2 or more years of related experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • At least 1 year of experience with debugging techniques.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Embedded Systems, Automotive, Camera, Multimedia, Robotics, or related domains.
  • Strong proficiency in C and C++ programming and software architecture design.
  • Familiarity with camera interfaces and protocols including MIPI CSI-2, I2C, GPIO, V4L2, GMSL, FPD-Link, and SerDes technologies.
  • Experience with embedded software development, integration, system bring-up, validation, debugging, and optimization of complex embedded systems, including development in compliance with industry standards such as ISO 26262 and ASPICE.
  • Strong understanding of camera systems, camera architectures, Camera ISP, image processing, image quality, and video pipelines.
  • Experience with camera sensor bring-up, sensor drivers, camera framework integration, and end-to-end camera software debugging.
  • Experience with 3A algorithms (Auto Exposure, Auto Focus, and Auto White Balance), image quality tuning, analysis, debugging, and optimization.
  • Strong system-level understanding of camera and multimedia pipelines, including experience in performance analysis, latency optimization, bandwidth optimization, resource utilization analysis, and end-to-end system debugging.
  • Experience with automotive camera systems, multi-camera architectures, camera synchronization, frame synchronization, video processing, and time-aligned data acquisition across heterogeneous sensing systems, including Cameras, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, and other ADAS or Robotics perception sensors.
  • Strong analytical, issue triage, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, customer engagement skills, and ability to work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies.
Responsibilities
  • Design, integrate, and validate embedded systems based on Qualcomm's Automotive Infotainment, ADAS, and Robotics SoCs and platforms.
  • Collaborate with product owners, customers, and domain and technology experts to define requirements and implement technical solutions for customer programs.
  • Support Automotive OEMs, Tier-1s, Robotics customers, and ecosystem partners in integrating and deploying solutions based on Qualcomm platforms.
  • Debug and resolve system-level issues involving camera sensors, ISP, multimedia pipelines, synchronization, performance, stability, and software integration.
  • Support camera bring-up, image quality tuning, multimedia integration, and performance optimization on Qualcomm platforms.
  • Work with software, hardware, systems, and product teams to analyze, debug, and resolve customer-reported issues.
  • Develop technical documentation, integration guides, and troubleshooting materials to support customer development and deployment activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of operating systems such as QNX, Linux, Android, and other RTOSs.
  • Experience with Android Camera Framework, Camera HAL, Media Framework, IPC mechanisms, and Vehicle HAL interface.
  • Knowledge of Linux device drivers, Embedded Linux, RTOS, process management, and memory management.
  • Skills analyzing the performance of software and hardware solutions on multi-core architectures, and understanding multi-core architecture fundamentals including cores, cache, memory, buses, and PCIe.
  • Experience using debugging tools such as JTAG, Trace32, and oscilloscope or logic analyzer.
  • Exposure to Automotive, ADAS, and Robotics product development.
  • Exposure to hypervisors and virtualization.
  • Experience working with Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive, ADAS, Robotics, Camera ISP, or Multimedia software stacks.
  • Familiarity with Computer Vision, OpenCV, AI/ML frameworks, and image-processing applications for automotive and robotics systems.

About the company

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Qualcomm

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Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

1985

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What believers are saying

  • Cars are a second engine: automotive chip revenue rose 61% to $1.59 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Pays for learning: Qualcomm funds tuition assistance and apprenticeships and sells staff discounted shares through a stock purchase plan.
  • Profits support stability: Qualcomm earned $2.21 non-GAAP per share in the June 2026 quarter despite a 4% sales dip.

What critics are saying

  • Apple is walking away: Qualcomm expects Apple revenue to fall about 50% from the September to December 2026 quarter.
  • Data-center deals start thin: in July 2026, management said custom chips will cut chip gross margin 1.5 to 2 points.
  • Cuts keep trickling: Qualcomm filed WARN notices in April 2026 covering 144 layoffs, including 68 in San Diego.

What makes Qualcomm unique

  • Phones are only part of it: handsets were $5.09 billion of $8.50 billion chip revenue in fiscal Q3 2026.
  • Cloud giants buy its custom chips: two hyperscaler design wins start producing revenue in the December 2026 quarter.
  • It owns an AI software layer: Qualcomm completed its Modular acquisition in July 2026 for open generative AI software.

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Benefits

  • Premium-free health coverage
  • Onsite health & fitness centers
  • Retirement programs
  • Disability & life insurance programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Product discounts
  • Flexible time off
  • Parental leave

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1 year growth

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