Engineer, Senior- DSP (CE)

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Software Applications Engineer to contribute to DSP development, debugging, and algorithm porting for wearable, mobile, XR, and auto projects. You will work across Linux and Windows with DSP frameworks, ensuring high-performance audio processing and customer satisfaction.

The role emphasizes end-to-end DSP understanding, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and real-time problem resolution in a dynamic product environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering/CS/IS with 2+ years in software applications engineering or related field.
• 1+ year experience with programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Python.
• Experience with debugging techniques and real-time DSP work.

Responsibilities

• Support DSP customer activities across Linux and Windows environments.
• Perform DSP customization, debugging, and porting of algorithms.
• Analyze audio/voice performance and perform real-time DSP debugging to resolve issues.

Skills

DSP development

real-time debugging

embedded platforms

Android audio framework

DSP architectures

C/C++/Java/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

PhD in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

ADSP

CDSP

Hexagon

RTOS concepts

Android Audio HAL

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

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 Qualcomm Software Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, product demonstrations, design and development of customer specific requirements, commercialization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross‑functional teams and customers to address questions, issues, debugging, or troubleshooting regarding software systems and applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.ORPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.

Role Overview:

As part of the DSP Customer Engineering Team, this role supports Qualcomm Wearable, Mobile, XR, and Auto customer projects with a strong focus on digital signal processing (DSP) development and optimization. The role involves addressing DSP, audio, and voice‑related issues reported by customers and ensuring high‑performance solutions across diverse platforms. This role requires an end‑to‑end understanding of audio use cases, DSP frameworks, algorithm integration, and DSP stability, along with close collaboration with cross‑functional teams within Qualcomm to accelerate customer problem resolution. The work includes DSP customization, issue debugging, algorithm porting, analysis of audio and voice call performance, and real‑time debugging while interfacing with DSP frameworks.

Responsibilities:

This role supports DSP customer activities in both ADSP and HTP across Linux and Windows environments. It involves working on DSP customization, debugging issues, and porting algorithms, along with analyzing and improving audio and voice call performance and performing real‑time debugging. The role also requires collaboration with cross‑functional teams to resolve customer‑reported issues effectively.

Qualifications / Skills & Experience:

• The position requires 4–7 years of hands‑on DSP development experience, including module porting, optimization, real‑time debugging on embedded platforms, along with strong expertise in DSP architectures such as ADSP, CDSP, and Hexagon, and experience with RTOS concepts for real‑time audio processing.
• Candidates should have 4–7 years of experience in Android audio framework, DSP debugging, DSP module porting, DSP hardware architecture, DSP power and performance, and DSP hardware interfaces.
• Experience with audio frameworks such as AudioReach, Android Audio HAL, Audio Policy Manager, and Audio Flinger is an added advantage.
• The role also requires experience in DSP assembly coding, scalar optimization, and vector optimizations, along with a background in signal processing algorithms, including filters, echo cancellation, noise suppression, beamforming, and voice enhancement. Experience working on any DSP, including porting and optimization of different algorithms along with real‑time debugging, is an added advantage, as is experience with wearables and XR audio stack.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills are essential, along with the ability to debug complex DSP/audio issues in real time. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), the ability to work in a team, and customer interaction experience are also required.

Applicants:

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