Automotive Graphics Embedded Software Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Want to work on the powerhouse engine behind high-performance hand-held graphics and rich user experiences with low power consumption?

Next-level visuals with super-fast responsiveness and superior connectivity for truly immersive experiences?

If you think your UI and advanced graphics applications look good now, wait until you see what is coming.

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 Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

We are looking for passionate and talented engineers to join Qualcomm the automotive graphics Software team. As a key member of our team, you will deliver graphics driver and feature development across Qualcomm's automotive chipsets. This role will involve working at all layers of the graphics software stack on different platforms and OS, including QNX, Greenhill Integrity, Linux, Android, and Hypervisors.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop graphics drivers compliant with functional safety requirements.
• Develop graphics driver on the virtualization environment.
• Work with Automotive OEM and Qualcomm customer engineering team to triage and debug customer issues.
• Design and develop new automotive graphics features, support for new hardware pre/post-silicon development, debugging software issues, optimizing software for performance and power, developing unit tests, and working with automotive OEMs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Embedded C and C++ coding skills
• Kernel mode driver development

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years relevant GPU experience (either external or internal to Qualcomm)
• Experience with GPU optimization, advanced rendering, latency optimizations, and the ability to identify and isolate performance issues in graphics applications.
• Industry experience in graphics user or kernel driver development in the fields of automotive.
• Experience with writing vertex and fragment shaders using shading languages such as GLSL is a plus.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following operating systems is preferred: Android, QNX, embedded Linux, Genivi, Integrity.
• Knowledge of Graphics frameworks: Kanzi, QT, is a plus 
• Fluent in industry-standard software tools: SW/HW debuggers, code revision control systems (GIT, Perforce), IDEs, and build tools.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), working with teams across multiple time zones.
• Experience in the ISO26262 development process
• Passion for excellence in programming and exceeding goals.

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