Camera Firmware Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Nov 6
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Engineering Group is hiring a Camera Firmware Engineer within Systems Engineering in Hyderabad. The role develops and productizes camera firmware on Qualcomm chipsets for mobile, XR, and automotive projects, including a unified ISP driver written in C/C++ on an RTOS. The engineer will prototype end-to-end use cases, influence camera hardware architecture, and collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and customer engineering teams.
What you will do
- Development and productize Camera Firmware on Qualcomm chipsets for mobile/XR/Auto projects. Role is to develop unified driver for ISP HW that is targeted for different tiers of Qualcomm camera solutions. Programming language is C/C++ on controller processor with dedicated RTOS , so the role involves understanding the processor architecture/RTOS/peripherals/compiler/linker toolsets.
- Prototype the end-to-end use cases with Firmware Test bench for early verification of the FW/HW
- Influence camera HW architecture for future Qualcomm chipsets to emphasize power/performance needs
- Collaborate with systems, software, hardware teams at various stages of chipset life during design/validation/commercialization.
- Interaction with customer engineering teams to commercialize Qualcomm camera solutions with global OEMs, stabilize the existing solution for customer use cases/requirements
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience in image processing/computer vision/video domain.
- Good understanding of image processing or computer vision fundamentals.
- Hands on knowledge\experience on camera/video/computer vision HW pipeline, development, porting and optimization.
- Solid C\C++ programming skills, multithreading and RTOS/OS concepts.
- Experience in device driver development for hardware is plus
- Hands on experience on Tensilica/ARM processors is a plus.
- Strong debugging skills to debug complex system level issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement and debug camera/multimedia features for mobiles/XR/IOT use cases
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Looking for 4+ years of relevant industry experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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