Principal Engineer - Automotive Platform Software Lead

Qualcomm is building on its core strengths in wireless and compute technologies, and is in the middle of the biggest technology revolution in the Automotive space. While Qualcomm has pioneered connected car technologies for over a decade, it is now playing a critical role in the evolution of Automotive Infotainment, Telematics, ADAS/Autonomous Driving & its supporting technologies. We are investing in several bleeding edge technologies such 5G, Cellular V2X, Computer Vision, AI/Deep Learning etc., and are working closely with global Automakers/Tier-1s, standards bodies, consortiums and operators on pushing the boundaries.

Qualcomm Automotive Infotainment Team is looking for a senior technical lead who can make a difference on many technology forefronts in the Automotive space, joining our growing multisite engineering organization. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Leading multiple teams of architects, technical leads, compute hardware and software engineers in optimization efforts and driving ASPICE Compliance.
• Defining strategic roadmap and delivering to the vision of best-in-class service capabilities of Qualcomm's Automotive Engineering teams.
• Driving robust processes for requirements specifications, prioritization and solution development that supports a larger Automotive Global team. This includes active management of stakeholder alignment of capabilities, product roadmap and delivery plans.
• Defining and implementing Automotive use cases, driving system validation methodologies and robust release management processes.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 18+ Years of Experience in the embedded domain to design, develop and support software solutions on multi-core ARM/CPUs
• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Embedded Platforms experience including low-level drivers and firmware, kernel and user-space components
• Design and development of software for heterogeneous compute platforms consisting of ARMs, GPUs, DSPs, and specialized hardware accelerators in embedded SoC systems with J-TAG or ICE debuggers
• Experience in real-time SW development for embedded products
• Hands-on experience of driver development on any RTOS
• Hands-on Experience in Autosar software development
• Detailed understanding of SoC hardware blocks - Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), Peripherals (SPI/I2C/PCIE/CAN/Ethernet/USB/UFS), power management
• Experience in Linux kernel architecture, device drivers and memory management

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in ISO26262/functional safety
• Experience in Autosar MCAL
• Exposure to multiprocessor architecture, ARM processors, caching, interrupts, etc.
• Virtualization technologies across CPU and MM hardware accelerators
• Multimedia (Audio, Video, Camera, Display & Graphics) / Embedded application and/or driver development on one or more of Linux/QNX/RTOS/Android/Integrity platforms

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge automotive technologies and shape the future of connected and autonomous vehicles. Join Qualcomm to be at the forefront of innovation in the automotive industry.