Qualcomm · 2 months ago
Firmware Development Engineer, Sr. Staff
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $244K/yr
5+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that enables next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation. The Firmware Development Engineer, Sr. Staff is responsible for driving the design, implementation, and verification of firmware in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, focusing on power management solutions for Qualcomm's custom CPUs.
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Responsibilities
Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification, in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
Assist in the definition Power Management solutions for future generation 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, collaborating with other teams on platform bring-up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
BS/BEng in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years' experience in embedded firmware development
Self-starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership
Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly
Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments
Demonstrated development experience with embedded OSes such as Zephyr, eCos, uC/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 ARM v8 architecture. Development experience for a ARMV8 platform is a plus
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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