Senior Multimedia System Architect & Technical Lead

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal-level System Lead to define and optimize mobile multimedia system solutions within the Android ecosystem.

You will work hands-on with hardware, software, and IP teams to translate OEM requirements into architectures and implementation paths leveraging Qualcomm’s mobile SoCs. You will focus on camera, video, graphics, and display pipelines, driving power efficiency and sustained performance while addressing real-world OEM deployment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Product & System Architecture (Multimedia Focus).
• Analyze new and evolving OEM use cases across camera, video encode/decode, display pipelines, graphics, gaming, and always-on multimedia scenarios, mapping them to Qualcomm’s current hardware and Android-based software solutions.
• Propose system-level architectural improvements and optimizations to be incorporated into next-generation product planning, with emphasis on power-aware multimedia processing and sustained performance.
• Perform hands-on trade-off analysis across power, performance, latency, thermal limits, and memory bandwidth, grounded in end-to-end user scenarios and OEM integration constraints.
• Influence architectural decisions across multimedia pipelines, compute subsystems, memory hierarchies, and power management to enable differentiated OEM experiences.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration. Work closely with core systems, hardware design, software, and product teams to align system architecture with product roadmaps and incremental development plans.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal-level System Lead to define and optimize mobile multimedia system solutions within the Android ecosystem.

You will work hands-on with hardware, software, and IP teams to translate OEM requirements into architectures and implementation paths leveraging Qualcomm’s mobile SoCs. You will focus on camera, video, graphics, and display pipelines, driving power efficiency and sustained performance while addressing real-world OEM deployment