FW Development Engineer

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Software Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BEng in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years experience in embedded firmware development

• Self-starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership

• Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly

• Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments 

• Demonstrated development experience with embedded OSes such as Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS or FreeRTOS

• Experience developing for pre-silicon environments including simulators and FPGA emulation

• Experience defining interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform

• Familiarity with ARM v8 architecture. Development experience for a ARMV8 platform is a plus.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification, in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

• Assist in the definition Power Management solutions for  future generation of Qualcomm CPUs.

• Actively engage with open source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features

• Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers, collaborating with other teams on platform bring-up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc.

Level of Responsibility:

•    Works independently with minimal supervision.    

•    Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.

•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

•    Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Additional Job Description

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.

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