SW Embedded Core Tech Platform Dev Engineer

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The role is to develop firmware for Qualcomm’s range of Wearable chips. This will be embedded platforms software running on the on-chip processors. It will involve coding in ‘C’ within a resource constrained multi-processor environment.

Right candidate shall be required to primarily contribute to all aspects of platform development. Candidate will require to familiarize himself with existing code deployed on earlier variants of the chip add new features and further enhance functionality on the new platform. A basic understand of RTOS functionalities and peripheral interfaces would be further useful. Role would entail troubleshooting and resolving system issues ranging across multiple embedded application layers interfacing with other sub-systems within the chip or with hosting chipsets.

Engineer will take ownership of a project components and will be responsible for delivering the software on timescales agreed with group leader/programme manager. The engineer should be able to work with minimal supervision.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to multitask in a paced environment
• Capability to comprehend and capture accurate requirements
• Define tasks and create work breakdown including estimation of tasks
• Ability to prioritize requests and communicate priorities
• Develop and test software of major scale and complexity to agreed timescales
• Maintain firmware software components including defect investigation
• Conduct software peer reviews
• Create relevant documentation following the department’s processes
• Track hardware changes and understand impact on firmware
• Design firmware components that require to be enhanced and adapted to existing design
• Deliver high-quality firmware in line with the department’s processes
• Contribute to continuous development of the department’s processes

Required

• Excellent C, python or/and assembly programming skills with proven experience of writing efficient code for low powered and memory constrained systems

• Knowledge of RTOS environments (Exposure to Zephyr or FreeRTOS is very desirable)

• Knowledge of software/hardware interfacing with understanding of software cross-compilation for embedded platforms.

• Experience of on-chip software development with a clear understanding of chip development life cycle and exposure to SoCs, peripherals and embedded environments.

• Basic knowledge of computer sciences such as data structures, computer architecture and/or operating systems. – OR –
• Basic knowledge of electronics engineering such as analog or digital electronics and/or communication theory and/or signal processing

• Strong communication skills with ability to evaluate and create design documentation detailing complex features and relationships

• 1-4 years of relevant industry work experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Desired

• Experience with chip bring up and sound knowledge of digital hardware along with ability to read board schematics

• Knowledge of realizing low-power use cases, sensors in the world of smart watches will be an asset.

• Exposure to working on FPGA based emulation setups, debugging tools and use of utilities like logic analyzers, oscilloscope, JTAG interfaces over Lauterbach/J-Link.

• Ability to provide work breakdown for new features with feasibility study, effort estimates and risk mitigation

• Understanding of processor architectures (RISC-V or Cortex-M ARM architecture would be highly desirable).

• Knowledge of embedded platforms peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, I3C, USB, SDIO etc.

• Excellent debugging, trouble shooting and analytical skills that may be applied to resolve potential system issues

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