Firmware Development Engineer
Qualcomm
Firmware Development Engineer
Qualcomm
Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents
General Summary:
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.
As a CPU Power Management FW Developer, this role is responsible for working with a team on the enablement of power management solutions for Qualcomm’s custom CPUs. The role collaborates internally to help define and implement embedded firmware to manage power and performance for the CPU subsystem within Qualcomm SoCs across multiple verticals. The role also participates in other aspects of management controller firmware development, including power management, boot, RAS, debug, security, and runtime services.
In the CPU Power Management FW Developer role, this position works closely with both hardware power management and firmware development teams. There is an opportunity to engage with third parties on the enablement of new platforms, as well as to provide input to SoC and platform architects on future designs.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.Preferred Qualifications:
MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years’ experience in embedded firmware development
Self-starter who takes initiative and demonstrates technical leadership
Proficient in writing and debugging C and assembly
Driver development experience in RTOS or OS kernel environments
Demonstrated development experience with embedded operating systems such as Zephyr, eCos, µC/OS, or FreeRTOS
Experience developing for pre-silicon environments, including simulators and FPGA emulation
Experience defining interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform
Familiarity with ARMv8 architecture; development experience for an ARMv8 platform is a plus
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Drive firmware design, implementation, and verification in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
Assist in the definition of power management solutions for future generations of Qualcomm CPUs
Actively engage with open-source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features
Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers; collaborate with other teams on platform bring-up, debug, diagnostics, firmware lifecycle, and related activities
Level of Responsibility:
Works independently with minimal supervision
Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond the immediate work group
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information; may require basic negotiation, influence, and tact
Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions)
Tasks often require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization are required to complete tasks effectively
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$159,600.00 - $239,400.00The 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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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.
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