Camera HAL - Sr Staff Engineer

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. We are seeking ambitious, bright, and innovative engineers with hands-on experience delivering excellent quality software deliverables. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early design to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction daily so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must.

As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded software that launches 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.

This position involves developing embedded software supporting Camera/Image/Video functionality across the business units, including:

• Camera HAL3 driver development
• Strong knowledge in LA build Infrastructure
• Camera end-to-end use case design and feature implementation
• Strong knowledge on Image processing
• Debugging and resolution with existing code base
• Partnering with global development teams and with external customers
• Some Onsite customer support
• Power and Performance optimization
• Design and Implement component unit test for developer validation
• Develops testing programs that assess effectiveness of a component or modification
• Profound understanding of System-on-Chip (SoC) architecture, Camera pipeline, memory subsystem architecture

Requirements:

• Bachelor's (BE/BTech) or Master's (MS/MTech) degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 13+ years of experience
• Expertise in C & C++ programming languages
• Strong Knowledge of Android Camera or Image or Video processing
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in Camera HAL3 development and Android camera frameworks
• Strong knowledge in operating system fundamentals and embedded systems concepts
• Hands-on experience in Realtime issues and strong debugging and analysis skills
• Strong communication skills
• Willing to travel to customer sites and other Qualcomm office locations
• Proficiency in version control tools and Git repository

Good to have:

• Hands-on experience in Camera application development
• Knowledge of camera sensor bring up, 3A algorithms, tuning experience
• Familiarity with MIPI, I2C, GPIOs, etc.
• Unit Test framework experience like CPPTest, GoogleTest

The role offers opportunities for growth, collaboration with global teams, and working on cutting-edge mobile device technologies.