Logo
Qualcomm

Staff Automotive Software Performance Engineer, Customer Engineering

Qualcomm, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053

Save Job

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what is possible to enable next-generation experiences and drive digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Join our automotive customer engineering team in San Diego as system/sw performance engineer. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting numerous customer projects for enablement and launching by designing the system's performance goal, enabling and profiling applications, and resolving the performance issues for CPU, GPU, NPU, DDR etc. You will be a key engineer who will enable various workloads, including benchmarks, applications, defining the goals, optimizing the system performance in Qualcomm automotive chipset product. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet the performance expectations, ensuring the system is running at their best and are able to meet customer project performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ 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 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.

OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.

2+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

MS degree in Computer Science or related field; 8+ years of practical experience

Strong debugging/Software development experience in systems and software issues preferably on Automotive/Mobile/IoT SoC (System on Chip)

Embedded system performance analysis and software optimization knowledge and experience

Good understanding of SoC architecture

Knowledge on Android/AGL/QNX kernel, especially CPU scheduling. DVFS for the core and bus

Knowledge on SoC (System on Chip) IP cores like CPU, GPU, DDR, DSP and assess the performance with benchmarks

Understanding Linux kernel and device drivers and understanding of ARM architecture

Embedded System architecture(s) with exposure to one or more OS (e.g., Android, Linux, QNX, etc.)

Strong software development skills, C and C++ programming, problem analysis, and debugging skills

W orks independently with minimal supervision

Good problem solving & analysis skills; communication skills and willingness to learn

Experience in system performance, software performance, BSP, or stability

Customer-facing experience in supporting project issue resolution, delivering training sessions, conducting presentations, and understanding the customer project life cycle

Principal Duties

Use various tools to profile the application (or workload) and examine the logs/traces to identify and address any performance issues

Work with customers to root-cause performance issues and lead deep-dive debugs of customer use-cases

Profile and analyze the boot KPI and benchmarks of CPU, GPU, DDR, etc.

Design system for proof of concept (demo) and implementation to prove feature and performance in QC automotive platform

Debug and isolate system, platform issues using software and hardware tools

Analyze use case execution data and performance metrics to optimize system behavior

Writing or enhancing debugging tools for easy debugging, profiling performance issues

Create performance documentation, presentation, train customers, and provide onsite support for customer project debugging

Develop a sample application to demonstrate optimal performance in CPU, DDR, and end-to-end (E2E) pipelines

Level of Responsibility

Works independently with minimal supervision

Provide supervision/guidance to other team members

Collaborating directly with customers to ensure their satisfaction

Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information; may require influence with customers

Tasks focus on problem solving with evolving scope; multi-tasking and prioritization required

Decision-making is significant in nature

Be available for limited travel

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. For accommodations, please email disability-accommodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm\'s toll-free number. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process.

EEO Employer: 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: $145,000.00 - $217,600.00

The pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location posted. Salary is one component of total compensation at Qualcomm, which also includes a discretionary bonus program and potential RSU grants. Our benefits package supports success at work, at home, and at play.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

#J-18808-Ljbffr