Company
Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering
General Summary
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm drives innovation across industrial and embedded IoT, enabling next-generation experiences, accelerating digital transformation, and creating a smarter, seamlessly connected world.
Position Summary We are seeking a technically accomplished Senior / Staff Platform Engineer to support customer IoT camera and IP camera projects on Qualcomm embedded and IoT platforms. In this role, you will lead software development and integration for SoC-based Embedded Linux systems, coordinate cross-functional resources, resolve system-level issues, and drive customer platform bring-up, validation, and product delivery. You will also develop camera applications and integrate video analytics and AI applications.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Ownership: Independently drive assigned technical initiatives and customer projects. Proactively clarify requirements, define solutions, coordinate cross-functional resources, and manage risks through issue resolution, validation, and delivery. Resource-Constrained System Development: Develop applications for Embedded Linux platforms based on low-power SoCs with limited memory capacity (64 MB / 128 MB RAM). Driver Development: Develop and maintain drivers in C for RAW image sensors using the MIPI CSI interface and for SoC peripherals on Embedded Linux platforms. System Bring-Up and Integration: Perform platform bring-up, driver integration, and functional validation for image sensors, SerDes, NOR / NAND flash, eMMC, I2S, SDIO, USB, Wi-Fi modules, and 4G LTE modules. Application Development and Integration: Develop and maintain IoT camera / IP camera applications in C on embedded Linux platforms, including real-time audio/video streaming (RTSP), SD card recording and playback, event-triggered recording, and timestamp overlays (OSD). Integrate video analytics and AI applications, such as motion detection and object detection and tracking, and connect detection results to event notifications and Page 1 of 3 Qualcomm – Job Description recording functions. Integrate SDK features and assist customers with application porting and functional validation. Debugging and Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve system-level issues across the kernel, drivers, and middleware. Video Pipeline Integration: Integrate and tune SoC video processing pipelines to meet customer application requirements and resolve related issues. H.264 / H.265 / MJPEG Video Encoding: Integrate SoC hardware encoding capabilities, configure encoding parameters, tune image quality and bitrates, optimize performance, and troubleshoot issues to meet customer recording and streaming requirements. Customer Technical Support: Provide technical support for IoT camera and IP camera solutions to customers worldwide, including performance tuning and troubleshooting. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with R&D, AE, QA, and FAE teams to clarify requirements, responsibilities, and priorities, and jointly drive issue resolution and customer project delivery. Quality and Delivery: Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, validation, and technical documentation. Deliver against agreed schedules and proactively coordinate resources and propose solutions when obstacles arise.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 8 years of relevant development experience; 10 or more years preferred.
- Proficiency in C/C++ programming, with strong software architecture and design skills.
- Extensive hands-on experience in Embedded Linux development, including kernel and device driver development.
- Experience in image sensor driver development or SoC peripheral integration.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information and prepare technical documentation in both Chinese and English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with multimedia frameworks such as GStreamer and FFmpeg, and with video processing pipelines.
- Familiarity with IoT camera and IP camera platform solutions and system integration.
- Basic ability to read and interpret circuit schematics and PCB layouts. Page 2 of 3 Qualcomm – Job Description
- Experience in audio codec driver development or audio system integration.
