Senior Engineer - Camera Firmware

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

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Systems Engineer focused on Camera Firmware development for mobile and automotive projects. This role requires a strong background in C/C++, digital image processing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will have 4+ years of relevant experience and a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields. Join Qualcomm to influence future camera solutions and work with leading OEMs globally.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience in Systems Engineering.
• Strong understanding of image processing or computer vision fundamentals.
• Hands-on knowledge on camera/video/computer vision HW pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and productize Camera Firmware on Qualcomm chipsets.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware teams.
• Interact with customer engineering teams to commercialize solutions.

Skills

Image processing

C/C++ programming

Multithreading

RTOS/OS concepts

Debugging skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Tensilica processors

ARM processors

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Systems Engineering

Responsibilities

• Development and productize Camera Firmware on Qualcomm chipsets for mobile/XR/Auto projects. Role is to develop unified driver for ISP HW that is targeted for different tiers of Qualcomm camera solutions. Programming language is C/C++ on controller processor with dedicated RTOS, so the role involves understanding the processor architecture, RTOS, peripherals, compiler/linker toolsets.
• Prototype the end‑to‑end use cases with Firmware Test bench for early verification of the FW/HW.
• Influence camera HW architecture for future Qualcomm chipsets to emphasize power/performance needs.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware teams at various stages of chipset life during design/validation/commercialization.
• Interaction with customer engineering teams to commercialize Qualcomm camera solutions with global OEMs, stabilize the existing solution for customer use cases/requirements.

Relevant Experience

• Experience in image processing/computer vision/video domain.
• Good understanding of image processing or computer vision fundamentals.
• Hands‑on knowledge or experience on camera/video/computer vision HW pipeline, development, porting, and optimization.
• Solid C/C++ programming skills, multithreading and RTOS/OS concepts.
• Experience in device driver development for hardware is a plus.
• Hands‑on experience on Tensilica/ARM processors is a plus.
• Strong debugging skills to debug complex system‑level issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design, implement and debug camera/multimedia features for mobiles/XR/IOT use cases.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Looking for 4+ years of relevant industry experience.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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