Staff Engineer, Linux Device Drivers

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 134,800 - 202,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

RSU grants

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm in San Diego is seeking a Linux device driver engineer for QCR-100 and related accelerators. The engineer will develop Linux kernel driver code and manage PCIe device setups.

Ideal candidates will have experience with C programming, kernel modules, and possess at least a Bachelor's degree with relevant work experience. The position offers a pay range of $134,800 to $202,200, plus competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Experience with Linux kernel PCIe stack and DKMS-based management.
• Understanding of TCP/IP and DMA, IOMMU.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend Linux kernel driver code for PCIe devices.
• Work in a structured software development environment.
• Implement and test low-level code.

Skills

Linux kernel driver development

C language development

Git

Low-level implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Science

Master's degree in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Job description

General Summary

The Qualcomm Cloud AI team is looking for a Linux device driver engineer for QCR-100 and related accelerators. These products accelerate image reprocessing and AI workloads. The engineer will develop and extend Linux kernel driver code related to PCIe device setup, firmware loading, MHI bus, DMABUF importation, and DMA transfers. Familiarity with SoC systems including bus subsystems, DMA, PCIe and peripherals, synchronization mechanisms, as well as low speed peripherals will be beneficial.

Required Skills and Aptitudes

• Experience with Linux kernel driver development, kernel modules, sysfs and debugging techniques
• Experience with development in C
• Experience with git
• Willingness to work in a structured software development environment
• Ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)

Desirable Skills and Aptitudes

• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with Linux kernel PCIe stack
• DKMS-based management of kernel modules
• DEB or RPM packaging
• TCP/IP understanding (MTU, IP addressing, DHCP, kernel networking/netdev)
• Strong understanding of DMA, IOMMU
• Experience with 'SoC-as-a-Device' architectures or embedded Linux systems connected via PCIe

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

EEO Statement

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Pay Range and Benefits

$134,800.00 - $202,200.00. The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.