Camera Software Engineer – Senior

Company:

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Camera Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation imaging and photography experiences. As a Qualcomm Camera Software Engineer, you will design and develop new image processing features, develop drivers for advanced imaging hardware, and work with leading partners to build world-class camera solutions. Camera Software Engineers implement image analysis and processing techniques using varied accelerators including ARM, DSP, GPU, and advanced ML processors.

We seek a passionate engineer with in-depth knowledge on camera/ISP fundamentals, to join the Camera software team. Qualcomm Camera software team creates embedded imaging solutions for Snapdragon chipsets that power advanced technology in IoT devices. Our solutions leverage dedicated hardware, multi-core processors, DSP, and GPU cores to provide state-of-the-art photographs, video recordings, as well as scene data for image analytics.

Responsibilities include the following:

- Research and development for camera features and image/video quality improvement

- Prototype complex solutions on platforms for proof of concept and demonstration purposes

- Deployment of solutions that improve the imaging experience.

- Design of camera features that balance power, memory, silicon area to maximize imaging performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
•    2+ years programming (e.g., C, C++), computer architecture, or embedded systems knowledge.

•    2+ years of relevant camera software experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Applies knowledge and experience of Camera to design, develop, debug, implement, and verify camera software (e.g., Camera Image Signal Processor, 3A, Image Quality, Tuning Tools, etc.), algorithms, and features.

•    Designs or architects IQ modules, algorithms, and feature decompositions to drive requirements and specifications for both hardware and software.

•    Ensures image quality, software conformance tests, and performance and power metrics are met to deliver camera software to customers.

•    Collaborates with customers and team members throughout project life cycle to design, develop, and optimize camera software.

•    Writes detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for Camera SW projects to guide users and/or customers to use or implement software.

Level of Responsibility:  
•    Works under supervision.

•    Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc. 
•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
•    Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$116,900.00 - $175,300.00

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 – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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