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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Automotive Platforms, Software Engineering

Embedded EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; alternatively, a Master's degree in those fields and 5+ years of relevant work experience, or a PhD in those fields and 4+ years of relevant work experience.
  • At least 3 years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • Strong expertise in device-driver and bare-metal software development, including register-level programming, GPIO configuration, and hardware bring-up.
  • Working knowledge of hardware interfaces and protocols including SPI, USB, I2C/I3C, I2S, PCIe, UART, RAM, UFS, DP, MIPI CSI/DSI, CAN, and Ethernet.
  • Extensive experience with debugging and bring-up tools such as Lauterbach Trace32 and JTAG-based debuggers.
  • Experience with automotive peripherals such as ASIL-D microcontrollers, CAN transceivers, camera/display SerDes, PCIe switches, Ethernet switches, and PHYs.
  • Hands-on experience using lab equipment including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, and bench power supplies.
  • Deep understanding of ARM and/or RISC-V processor architectures.
  • Experience using software revision control systems such as Perforce.
  • Ability to interpret datasheets, hardware design documents, schematics, and CCA drawings.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to collaborate effectively with international teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware and low-level device drivers to enable bring-up and validation of Qualcomm Automotive reference platforms.
  • Perform early hardware bring-up and debug of new boards and chipsets, identifying issues across hardware, firmware, and system boundaries.
  • Implement and extend test firmware used for platform validation, manufacturing test, and factory enablement.
  • Collaborate with hardware design, silicon, systems, and validation teams to define requirements and resolve hardware/software integration issues.
  • Analyze failures using schematics, register traces, logic-analyzer data, and lab instrumentation, and drive issues to resolution.
  • Support multiple platforms and hardware variants, adapting software to different configurations and use cases.
  • Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and best practices for low-level embedded software development.
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on embedded software, debugging techniques, and platform bring-up.
  • Participate in cross-site and cross-functional reviews, providing clear technical communication and status updates.
  • Research and develop new test methods and capabilities.

Desired Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in embedded systems development, device drivers, or firmware development.
  • 10+ years of programming experience using languages such as C, C++, Python, Assembly, or similar.
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience with engineering lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and JTAG debuggers.

About the Company

Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

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, CA
Founded
1985

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