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Camera Hardware Architecture

Qualcomm, San Diego, California, United States, 92189

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Company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area Engineering Group, Camera Engineering

General Summary The Multimedia Camera HW Architecture team is looking for an experienced and talented Architect. The architecture group consists of hardware, software and systems engineers who are driving the analysis and definition of next-generation architectures for our Camera Image Signal Processing (ISP) design for the smartphone and other product categories across Qualcomm’s roadmap. We have an exciting & dynamic technical position available with a focus on architecture specification and analysis for performance, power, and area. The successful candidate will engage collaboratively with core HW design, verification, SW, systems, marketing, and product planning teams to:

Architect market‑leading mobile camera ISP design with best‑in‑class performance and power

Conduct hands‑on performance, power, and area tradeoffs to help define our ISP architecture

Collaborate with HW and SW teams to define best‑in‑class multimedia system design

Define HW micro‑architecture for implementation of image processing algorithms

Deploy models, simulators, profilers, or even real hardware to provide quantitative justification for architectural directions

Apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, bus interconnect, MMU and memory/bandwidth analysis

Effectively communicate experimental results, review with technical leads and peers and analyze outstanding issues

Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions

Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems

Minimum Skills

Experience in system or chipset development for SoC products, preferably in the mobile market

Experience in multimedia HW development (imaging, video, display, audio, sensors etc) and ML/AI accelerators

Experience with OS principles and HW/SW interaction

Experience with SoC, bus interconnect, and memory technologies

MS Degree Required with 2+ years industry experience in one or more of the following areas:

Hands‑on experience in using and modifying simulators and performance/power models, especially full‑system models

Experience in VLSI design and verification

Experience in C/C++/SystemC programming

Pragmatic scripting & automation skills

Working knowledge of UNIX environment

Preferred Skills

Image Processing Algorithm domain knowledge

Experience in Hardware RTL design and ML based HW solutions

Familiarity with Android OS, WM and other mobile HLOS SW development

Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

EEO Statement Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits Salary: $122,500.00 – $183,700.00 (location specific). In addition to base salary, you may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and RSU grants.

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