Principal Engineer, Machine Learning Engineering

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 Machine Learning Engineer, you will create and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools that enable the efficient discovery and utilization of state-of-the-art machine learning solutions over a broad set of technology verticals or designs. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the world of mobile, edge, auto, and IOT products through machine learning hardware and software.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•   Leverages expert Machine Learning knowledge to extend training or runtime frameworks or model efficiency software tools with new features and optimizations.

•   Acts a technical expert for modeling, architecture, and developing highly advanced machine learning hardware (co-designed with machine learning software) for inference or training solutions.

•   Develops highly critical optimized software to enable AI models deployed on hardware (e.g., machine learning kernels, compiler tools, or model efficiency tools, etc.) to allow specific hardware features; collaborates with hardware teams for joint design and development. 

•   Oversees the development and application of machine learning techniques into products and/or AI solutions to enable customers to do the same.

•   Acts as a technical lead for teams developing, adapting, and prototyping machine learning solutions; reviews and helps write proposals or roadmaps for sub-systems of complex products and features. 

•   Provides technical expertise for experiments that train and evaluate machine learning solutions and communicates progress to key stakeholders.

Level of Responsibility:
•    Provides supervision to direct reports.
•    Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
•    Develops and administers budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional area within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
•    Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
•    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.