Engineer, Staff-Video Codec Engineer, C/Embedded/Video Codec

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

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Systems Engineer in Hyderabad to lead development and productization of video solutions on Qualcomm processors. The ideal candidate will enhance firmware solutions and work across teams to commercialize innovations.

Applicants must hold a degree in Engineering or a related field with substantial experience in systems engineering, particularly in video and imaging technologies. Responsibilities include collaboration with customers and internal teams to ensure successful productization of Qualcomm video solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Systems Engineering experience or master's with 3+ years.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in relevant fields required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and productize video solutions on Qualcomm processors.
• Enhance hardware subsystem features for mobile processors.
• Engage with customers to commercialize Qualcomm solutions.

Skills

Embedded systems domain

C programming skills

Multithreading and OS concepts

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

PhD in Engineering or related field

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems 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 Systems Engineer, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and/or validate systems‑level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enables the development of cutting‑edge technology. Qualcomm Systems Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system‑level requirements and standards.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Role Overview

The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Develop and productize various video solutions on Qualcomm processors.
• Enhance video and imaging firmware solutions and support video and imaging hardware subsystem enhancements in future Qualcomm mobile processors.
• Design video and imaging features and work with a wide range of teams across the company (systems, software, hardware, etc.) during productization.
• Engage with customers to commercialize Qualcomm video solutions.

Skills / Experience

• Recent and relevant experience of 3-5 years required in one or more of the following areas:
• Embedded systems domain
• Solid C programming skills, multithreading and OS concepts/fundamentals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement and debug video/multimedia features for mobiles.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills. Able to guide team members on assignments.
• Able to lead a team of 2‑5 engineers, handle task assignments, decide strategy for the team.
• Has good decision making, resource planning skills.

Preferred Skills

• Good understanding of signal processing, video compression/codecs (Encoder + Decoder) and other video pre/post processing algorithms.
• Any of the multimedia (Video, Camera, Computer Vision) domain experience.
• Hands on knowledge/experience on H.264/HEVC/VP9/MPEG family video codec(s) development, porting and optimization.

Applicants

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑[e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll‑free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.