Staff Systems SW Engineer – Sensors Software (Santa Clara)

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 250,600; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks an experienced engineer to develop software for sensor technology research, development, and validation across smartphones, automotive, and IoT devices.

You will collaborate with systems, software, and integration/test teams within the QCT sensors group to deliver robust interfaces and tools. The role covers the full product life cycle from R&D to deployment, requiring strong C, Python, and MATLAB skills, RTOS familiarity, and experience with ML algorithms and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering/CS with 4+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Master's in engineering/CS with 3+ years of systems engineering experience.
• PhD in engineering/CS with 2+ years of systems engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement sensor signal processing and ML algorithms on embedded SOCs.
• Debug, verify, optimize C code for MATLAB/Python processing.
• Proficiency in C, Python and MATLAB.
• Architect software frameworks and tools using MVC, event-driven, and component architectures.
• Prototype on reference hardware platforms.
• Document implementation flows and SW architecture design.

Skills

C programming

Python

MATLAB

Machine learning

RTOS

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS

PhD in Engineering/CS

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Git

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Multimedia Systems

General Summary

Sensors-based technology has a wide range of applications including navigation, gaming, smart user interface, multimedia, virtual reality, and augmented reality. This challenging position offers the opportunity to work with leading edge sensor technologies embedded in smartphones, automotive, IOT, smartwatches as well as other consumer electronics devices.

Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D to commercial deployment. The successful candidate will work with systems, software, and integration/test engineers in the QCT sensors group.

The successful candidate will work on the development of software tools and user interfaces that support sensor technology research, development, and validation of workflows. The role involves designing intuitive and robust software interfaces, managing application state, and integrating frontend components with backend data processing services. The candidate will work with systems, software, and integration and test engineers in the QCT Sensors team, and will have the opportunity to contribute across a broad range of software and systems engineering activities.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement sensor signal processing and machine learning algorithms across various embedded SOCs.
• Debug, verify, optimize, and tune C code for MATLAB/Python signal processing and machine learning algorithms.
• Proficiency in C, Python and MATLAB.
• The ability to implement MATLAB-coded algorithms in C.
• Familiarity with RTOS and multi-threaded programming environments.
• DSP fixed point algorithm implementations and quantization for ML models.
• Balance engineering considerations such as performance, memory, power, and complexity.
• Assist other development and testing teams with algorithm deployment.
• Architecting and implementing software frameworks and tools following established software design patterns including Model-View-Controller, event-driven programming, and component-based architectures on a variety of platforms.
• Prototype on reference hardware platforms.
• Document implementation flows and SW architecture design.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 4 years of embedded software development, with experience in implementing digital signal processing, machine learning algorithms in C/C++.
• Hands-on experience on ML frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Experience with fixed point implementation and the use of quantization for ML models.
• An understanding of the operation of accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, etc.
• Detail oriented, taking a thorough and analytical approach, producing complete documentation.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

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Pay Range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$167,000.00 - $250,600.00