Staff Engineer

Qualcomm

On-site

Cambridge, UK

Full-time

Staff

5+ yrs

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Qualcomm is hiring a Staff Engineer — a full-time, based in Cambridge, UK role. Apply directly on Qualcomm's careers page below.

Engineer, Staff

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Department: Software Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Connectivity provides innovative wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. We are looking for hands-on embedded software design and development engineers for wireless product development. Work assignments require theoretical and practical knowledge of embedded designs typically acquired through a combination of experience and education. Responsibilities: Participate in a wide range of engineering activities across many functional teams in Bluetooth Firmware development. Responsibilities may include gathering and distilling requirements from multiple sources, proposing and implementing designs, debugging challenging problems, mentoring other team members, and supporting customer deployments. Some travel maybe required in order to collaborate across multiple geographies.

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 5+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years experience with the following: Embedded software or firmware development skills, C and C++ programming.
- Real-time microprocessor-based embedded programming, embedded real-time operating systems.
- ARM processors, Trace-32 debugging, protocol analyzers and Trace-32.
- Class projects/thesis/professional experience with Wireless technologies like: Bluetooth and/or software development for embedded systems and digital communication, data structures in C, basic OS, and digital circuit design.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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