Senior Firmware Architect - Power Management (Embedded)

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,600 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a CPU Power Management FW Developer to enable power and performance for Qualcomm’s custom CPUs.

You will design and implement embedded firmware across pre- and post-silicon environments, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to drive power management, boot, RAS, debug, security, and runtime services. In this role you will work closely with CPU and platform architects and engage with open-source communities to contribute driver support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years’ experience in embedded firmware development
• Self-starter who takes initiative and demonstrates technical leadership
• Proficient in writing and debugging C and assembly
• Driver development experience in RTOS or OS kernel environments
• Demonstrated development experience with embedded operating systems such as Zephyr, eCos, µC/OS, or FreeRTOS
• Experience developing for pre-silicon environments, including simulators and FPGA emulation
• Experience defining interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform
• Familiarity with ARMv8 architecture; development experience for an ARMv8 platform is a plus

Responsibilities

• Drive firmware design, implementation, and verification in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
• Assist in the definition of power management solutions for future generations of Qualcomm CPUs
• Actively engage with open-source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features
• Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers; collaborate with other teams on platform bring-up, debug, diagnostics, firmware lifecycle, and related activities

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Embedded firmware

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Zephyr

eCos

µC/OS

FreeRTOS

FPGA emulation

ARMv8

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a CPU Power Management FW Developer to enable power and performance for Qualcomm’s custom CPUs.

You will design and implement embedded firmware across pre- and post-silicon environments, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to drive power management, boot, RAS, debug, security, and runtime services. In this role you will work closely with CPU and platform architects and engage with open-source communities to contribute driver support