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Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: Seeking an exceptional architect to join us in our mission to innovate and deliver the most advanced and scalable compute platform architectures in the industry. This role will play a central role in the evolution of automotive cockpit, ADAS/autonomous driving and high-performance compute platforms. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction on a daily basis, so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must. Responsibilities: Software Architecture, design and development of software for Automotive Compute platform including DSP/NSP/GPU processors in Qualcomm SoCs to meet specified safety, performance, power and stability requirements. Collaborate across functional boundaries in defining software architecture, design, SDK and tools. Actively engage with Automotive OEMs, Tier-1s and ISVs to implement solutions based on Qualcomm Automotive Compute Platforms. Working with systems and HW/SW architecture teams to define Qualcomm’s next generation NSP/GPU Compute solutions. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Preferred Qualifications: 2-6 years of relevant experience in one or more of the domains below. Solid hands-on software design and development experience on complex embedded SW platforms. Demonstrated experience working with heterogeneous computing platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, and neural accelerators. Extensive system software development experience – including BSP, firmware and device drivers. Strong working knowledge of operating systems including QNX, Linux and other RTOSs, as well as hypervisors/virtualization technologies. Deep understanding of OS internals – scheduler, cache/memory handling, interrupt processing, MMU/SMMU, IPCs etc. Understanding of SoC level Clock, Power & Thermal management. Strong programming experience in C/C++. Understanding of ARM architecture. SoC architectures including heterogeneous compute environments, NoC/interconnect, memory-systems, multicore, cache hierarchies, I/O, coherency etc. Exposure to core kernel features like memory management, scheduler, system performance (e.g., CPU load, bandwidth, latency, cache/memory) analysis and optimizations. Knowledge of frameworks and SDKs for Vision/Deep Learning (e.g. OpenCV, OpenCL, PyTorch, TensorFlow etc.). Understanding of ML/AI models/workloads and performance tuning. Exposure to Automotive processes like ASPICE, Cybersecurity and functional Safety. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: • Applies Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs. • Analyzes user needs and software requirements to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency. • Designs and implements software modules for products and systems. • Participates in the design, coding for large features, unit testing, significant debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules. • Performs code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code. • Collaborates with others inside the project team to accomplish project objectives. • Writes technical documentation for Software projects. Level of Responsibility: • Works under supervision. • Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group. • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc. • Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively. Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $111,300.00 - $166,900.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. 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