Camera ISP Architecture Sr Staff Engineer

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is looking for a passionate camera system architect to join their multimedia architecture team in Bangalore, India. You will analyze and define the architecture of Spectra image signal processors for advanced mobile, automotive, and AR/VR devices.

The ideal candidate must have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in architecture or micro-architecture, along with strong communication skills. Join Qualcomm's innovative team to play a key role in embedded imaging solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in architecture/micro-architecture.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform architecture analysis to compare architecture options.
• Work with engineering teams to define data and control flows.
• Explore ISP architecture options.

Skills

Image/video signal processing

Image sensor technology

System architecture

Camera technologies

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is the innovation leader in the area of integrated chipsets that power advanced mobile devices, XR/IoT/Automotive & compute platforms. We are building on and expanding our reputation as the industry powerhouse for innovation in both wireless technologies and enabling advanced multimedia capabilities. We are seeking a passionate camera system architect to join the multimedia arch team in Bangalore, India. The team creates embedded imaging solutions for Snapdragon chipsets that power advanced mobile, automotive, IoT, and AR/VR devices. Our solutions leverage dedicated hardware, multi-core processors, DSP, and GPU cores to provide state‑of‑the‑art photographs, video recordings, and machine intelligence. As a camera architect engineer, you will play a key role in analyzing and defining the architecture of new Spectra image signal processors (ISPs) inside Snapdragon SoCs for ADAS, XR, premium mobile markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform architecture analysis to compare architecture options and align teams to a recommendation
• Work with engineering teams to define data and control flows
• Explore ISP architecture options including hardware, firmware, software and the programming/control models of Spectra ISPs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic/industry experiences in Image/video signal processing
• Image sensor technology
• SoC
• System architecture and/or hardware micro‑architecture and/or embedded software/firmware
• Power, performance, area analysis
• Experience with modern camera technologies and camera ISP pipeline
• Good communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in architecture/micro‑architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Keywords:

Camera, ISP, embedded, multimedia, image, algorithms, architect, micro-architecture

Equal Opportunity

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