Qualcomm · 1 day ago
Sr Staff Software Design/Development Engineer (Firmware for Machine Learning Accelerator)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $244K/yr
5+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is looking for an experienced software developer to work within an existing team to add firmware support for machine learning Edge and Datacenter use cases. The role involves developing firmware for Qualcomm’s next generation high-performance inference accelerator.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Board support packages
Device driver development
RTOS
Secure boot
Trust-zone
Low-speed peripheral interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART)
Chipset power blocks
Clock tree management
PCIe and efficient data movement using DMA
Experience in unit testing for C/C++ development
Experience with development in C/C++ including debug and testing, preferable using GNU/LLVM tools) on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG/SWD
Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS’s, secure boot & trust zone
Experience with development of peripheral drivers
Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks and multi-threaded programming
Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools such as git/Gerrit
Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)
Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team
Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills
Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR
Familiar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields
Familiar with low speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, SPMI, AVSBus & PMBus
Familiar working with software running on Qualcomm’s QuRT RTOS (ARM Cortex-A CPU’s and Hexagon DSPs)
Familiar with Qualcomm’s Core Software infrastructure e.g. Glink, QDSS, SOC power control algorithms such as dynamic frequency/voltage scaling
Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timers
Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
OR 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
Experience in unit testing for C/C++ development
Experience with development in C/C++ including debug and testing, preferable using GNU/LLVM tools) on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG/SWD
Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS's, secure boot & trust zone
Experience with development of peripheral drivers
Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks and multi-threaded programming
Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools such as git/Gerrit
Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)
Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team
Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills
Preferred
Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR
Familiar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields
Familiar with low speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, SPMI, AVSBus & PMBus
Familiar working with software running on Qualcomm's QuRT RTOS (ARM Cortex-A CPU's and Hexagon DSPs)
Familiar with Qualcomm's Core Software infrastructure e.g. Glink, QDSS, SOC power control algorithms such as dynamic frequency/voltage scaling
Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timers
Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers
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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