Qualcomm · 15 hours ago
Customer Engineering - SW Applications - Engineer, Sr. Staff
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$158K/yr - $236K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leader in automotive application engineering, working closely with partners to bring innovative solutions to market. The role involves supporting customers in designing and optimizing AI/ML software solutions for embedded systems, with a focus on automotive applications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Responsible for CV models, LLMs, VLMs, VLAs deployment in ADAS and Cockpit Edge AI platforms
Develop end to end applications for inference deployment on customer platforms
Plan with team lead, take ownership of on-time delivery and quality
Train and support internal teams in issue resolution
Participate in cross department initiatives & activities to solve technical problems with cross-functional team
Contributing towards the continuous development & innovation of tools, technology and user experience
Assist in the design, development, and implementation of Gen AI and LLM applications
Contribute towards implementing fine tuning and distillation techniques
Perform ML model benchmarking and functional analysis to drive requirements and specifications
Support customer engagement with AI model/workload optimization and deployment
Collaborates with own team and other teams to complete project work, including implementing and testing features and verifying the accuracy of systems
Develops new and innovative ideas for a product or feature area
Drives triage of problems at the system level to determine root cause and presents results of testing and debugging to team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience
OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience
OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience
3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc
3+ years of experience with debugging techniques
Preferred
Strong experience in embedded software development, integration, and debugging
15+ years in Software Application Engineering, Software Development, or related fields
8+ years of experience working with embedded platforms
6+ years experience with high level OS (QNX, Linux, or Android)
Proficiency in C/C++ and modern scripting languages such as Python
Hands on knowledge of major CV/DL frameworks: OpenCV, OpenCL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Caffe/Caffe2
Experience with supervised & unsupervised ML, including CV, NLP, and LLM based systems
Experience with ML/MLOps pipelines for AI application development and deployment
Solid understanding of ML/DL fundamentals, including CNNs, object detection, segmentation, and related algorithms
Understanding of neural network operators, linear algebra, quantization, and related mathematical foundations
Experience optimizing neural networks for embedded systems (latency, throughput, power)
Excellent system-level debugging and issue triage skills
Strong communication, collaboration, and customer focused mindset
Ability to manage tasks, timelines, and drive cross-functional execution
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and perform deep technical analysis
Experience with ML applications in Automotive Infotainment or Autonomous Driving
Familiarity with ML benchmark suites such as MLPerf
Experience with dedicated ML accelerators or hardware blocks for embedded AI
Experience with debugging tools (JTAG, ftrace, GDB)
Experience tuning GenAI models or reinforcement learning
Experience with inference optimization and edge deployment
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
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
Current Stage
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$3.5M1991-12-20IPO
1988-01-01Undisclosed· $3.5M
Leadership Team
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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CEO
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