Camera ISP (algorithm) Systems Engineer, Staff

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India’s Multimedia Systems team seeks an engineer to advance embedded imaging for Snapdragon platforms, combining hardware, software and AI ideas to deliver state‑of‑the‑art camera capabilities for mobile and XR devices.

You will prototype on mobile/XR hardware, optimize image processing and CV algorithms, and design camera systems balancing power, memory and silicon area while collaborating with cross‑functional teams. Strong background in CMOS sensors and signal processing preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 3 years relevant experience or Masters + 2 years or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Background in digital signal & image processing, image quality tuning.
• Background in CMOS sensors and algorithms for sensor and optics processing.
• Experience with multi-camera system design: temporal synchronization, image fusion, depth estimation, dual-camera calibration.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Matlab, Python.

Responsibilities

• Research and development for next generation camera features and image quality improvements for Mixed-reality platforms and AI-camera/video capabilities on mobile & smart glasses.
• Prototype solutions on mobile/XR platforms for proof of concept and demonstration purposes.
• Developing and/or optimizing image processing and computer vision algorithms for hardware acceleration.
• Design of camera systems that balance power, memory, silicon area to maximize imaging performance.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Matlab

Image processing

Computer vision

Education

Bachelors in EE/CS

Masters/PhD in EE/CS

Tools

C++

MATLAB

Python

Job description

General Summary

Qualcomm is the innovation leader in the area of integrated chipsets that power advanced mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and XR devices. We are building on and expanding our reputation as the industry powerhouse for innovation in both wireless technologies and enabling advanced multimedia capabilities. Join Qualcomm India and become part of the multimedia systems team that innovates to bring the higher performance and quality on mobile, IoTand AR/VR platforms. The Camera Systems team creates embedded imaging solutions for Snapdragon chipsets, leveraging dedicated hardware, multi-core processors, DSP, and GPU cores to provide state-of-the-art photographs, video recordings, photo-realistic video see-through (for immersive mixed reality), as well as scene data for image understanding and object detection.

Responsibilities

The job responsibilities may include a subset of the following:

• Research and development for next generation camera features and image quality improvement for Mixed-realityplatforms& AI-camera/video capabilities on mobile & smart glasses
• Prototype solutions on mobile/XR platforms for proof of concept and demonstration purposes
• Developing and/or Optimizing image processing and computer vision algorithms for HW acceleration
• Design of camera systems that balance power, memory, silicon area to maximize imaging performance

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelors + 3yrs relevant experience, Master's + 2yrs relevant experience or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and/or closely related field
• Background in digital signal & image processing, image quality tuning
• Background in CMOS sensors and algorithms for sensor and optics processing
• Background in multi-camera system design including at least one of following subjects: temporal synchronization, image fusion, depth estimation, dual-camera calibration
• Working knowledge with C, C++, Matlab, Python

Preferred qualifications

• 5+ years working experience in signal/image processing and/or computer vision
• Experience in XRrelated imaging/perception problems, and/or automotive perception is desired
• Working knowledge & experience with modern machine learning techniques
• Academic publications in image processing & computer vision research at top conferences and journals

Educational requirements

Required: Bachelors in Computer science or Electrical & Computer Engineering

Preferred: Masterss or PhD in Computer science or Electrical & Computer Engineering

Keywords

Image Processing, Camera, ISP, Optimization, Computer Vision, Mixed reality, Machine learning

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. ORPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.