Lead Engineer, Senior

General Summary:

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. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
2. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
3. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
4. 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science.

Position: Advanced Diagnostics Team (DDR System)

Title: Lead Engineer, Sr Exp required: 8+ yrs.

Opportunity: You will be part of the DDR team and will be responsible for test case execution, debugging, and triaging issues. Investigate and troubleshoot system/software stability issues found in various Qualcomm chipsets covering multi-processor, multi-RTOS systems. Collaborate with Hardware, development, and tools teams to resolve issues. This may involve working closely with geographically distributed teams spread across time zones.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. UEFI / HLOS Quest framework development and opportunity to develop system level tests for DDR technology LP4x/LP5x, Peripherals (PCIE, UFS, USB, SD card), Multimedia (GPU, Camera, Video), Q6 etc.
2. Understanding of DDR technology.
3. Responsible for driving multiple programs.
4. Work on issues with multiple teams.
5. Ensure that the end-product qualifies the defined acceptance criteria for DDR by meeting stability, Power, and Performance Goals.
6. Strong understanding of system level test methodologies and run validations on mobile systems.
7. Identify and debug DDR systems issues (memory corruptions, Memory Lockups, Bit flips, memory leaks etc.) reported by memory validation and run system level validations tests.
8. Interact with different SW & HW teams to understand DDR systems.
9. Exposure to various quality stages from product development to commercial launch of the product.
10. Good analytical/problem-solving/sound reasoning skills.
11. Good understanding of SOC systems knowledge level tests validation methodologies.
12. Good understanding of working in an Android environment.
13. Experience of core BSP driver level development and debug.
14. Good understanding of working debug tools like JTAG/TRACE.
15. Awareness of RTOS operating system fundamentals / processor architecture / embedded system and microprocessor concepts.
16. Understanding of DRAM technologies (LPDDR&PCDDR) and working on DRAM interface signal analysis is a big plus.

Level of Responsibility:

1. Works independently with minimal supervision.
2. Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
3. Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information.
4. Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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