Qualcomm · 17 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Customer Engineering
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join their Customer Engineering team. This role focuses on embedded software development and involves collaboration with various teams to drive customer integration of QGOV products.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize embedded software systems
Collaborate across teams to integrate features into secure government platforms
Analyze and debug complex issues across the software stack from bootloader to application layers
Develop comprehensive engineer-level documentation
Interface with customers and end users, including presenting at technical exchange meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
OR 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
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
6+ years of experience in embedded systems with a focus on any of the following subsystems: modem, BSP/bootloader, networking, compute/AI/Machine Vision, multimedia (camera, audio), platform security, virtualization
Extensive experience on any of the following embedded platforms: mobile, robotics, automotive
Extensive experience on any of the following software platforms: Android, Linux, QNX, microkernels/RTOS
Expertise in the following languages: C/C++, Python
Experience in creating engineering documentation and presentations
Comfortable explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Must be a US Citizen
Must be eligible to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
Must be available for limited travel
Preferred
8+ years of experience in embedded systems with a focus on any of the following subsystems: modem, BSP/bootloader, networking, compute/AI/Machine Vision, multimedia (camera, audio), platform security, virtualization
Deep expertise with the Linux kernel including modifying device tree and kernel configurations
Experience writing Linux kernel drivers
Experience with bash scripting, makefile and CMake
Working knowledge of common embedded communication protocols (e.g. USB, PCIE, SPI, I2C, etc)
Working knowledge of hardware principles including reading device schematics
Knowledge of 3GPP specifications and modem architecture
Prior experience working with government or defense-related systems
Experience in delivering presentations or demos to customers
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.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5M1991-12-20IPO
1988-01-01Undisclosed· $3.5M
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