Senior Engineer - Embedded Linux
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 19
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
The Automotive Graphics Customer Engineering team at Qualcomm acts as the key technical interface between Qualcomm's engineering teams and IVI/ADAS automotive customers on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive platforms. The work spans GPU driver, OS internals and real-time automotive debugging across Android, QNX and hypervisor-based platforms. This Senior Engineer role drives issue resolution, root cause analysis, graphics performance analysis and debug automation tooling for customer-reported problems, including lab, drive-test and certification support.
What you will do
- Provide technical engineering support to Qualcomm IVI/ADAS automotive customers.
- Collaborate with PDM and engineering teams to address customer requirements and resolve reported issues.
- Support issues reported by customers in lab environments, drive tests, and certification processes.
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) of customer-reported issues and provide structured feedback to engineering teams.
- Analyse graphics performance bottlenecks and recommend solutions across QNX/Android/Hypervisor-based platforms.
- Develop and maintain debug scripts and automation tools to accelerate customer issue triage.
- Engage in on-site or remote customer support as needed to drive issue closure.
- Contribute to skill documentation, knowledge bases, and internal triage guides for the CE team.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- 4–6 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems or graphics engineering.
- Working experience with Linux kernel device drivers, system stability, and boot architecture.
- Working experience with Android, QNX, and hypervisor-based platforms (e.g., HQX).
- Proficiency in C and C++ programming languages.
- Working knowledge of Java and Python (scripting, automation, data extraction).
- Familiarity with debug tools: GDB, ramdump/coredump analysis, memory profiling tools.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with GPU architecture and Graphics / DRM kernel graphics drivers.
- Knowledge of Functional Safety (FuSa / ISO 26262) concepts for automotive-grade software.
- Familiarity with SMMU/IOMMU, ECC fault handling and automotive safety error recovery.
- Experience with CTS/VTS test suites, Vulkan conformance, and Android graphics compliance.
- Exposure to multimedia pipelines: camera, display, video encode/decode on automotive SoCs.
- Prior experience in customer-facing engineering or field application engineering roles.
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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