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About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

Gather requirements, studying high level designs, developing device interface functions and turning small building blocks into higher level firmware system design
Work with multi-functional teams to come up with the detailed bring up and validation requirements, collaborating with ASIC / Digital Design, Digital Verification, software and systems engineers to meet performance goals
Communicate requirements and coordinate execution with multiple teams
Translating bring up and validation requirements into efficient C/C++ firmware code, software organization as applicable
Oversee the entire firmware lifecycle for UCIe chiplets, from pre-silicon design to post-silicon validation and optimization
Developing for test and debug to help guide hardware design decisions for future product iterations
Implement and utilize best practices in the software industry to ensure high-quality firmware designs
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in the semiconductor industry, and incorporate relevant innovations into our processes
Develop and document firmware and hardware design specifications and decisions
Mentor junior engineers, promote team building, and strive for continuous improvement in processes and techniques
Debug and root cause, document and drive issues (i.e. low level SW, silicon, HW, etc.) to closure
Drive multi-functional teams and partners to address challenges seen during integration and bring-up, ensure chips are seamlessly brought up, validated, tested, and meets product and business requirements
Demonstrate full ownership of assigned systems/components. Handle timelines and resolve project challenges in order to meet program timing
Working with external vendors or customers to ensure requirements are met and releases are of high quality
Planning and developing test cases which enhance reliability and release quality to internal and external stakeholders and ensuring they are continuously tested in regression

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
BS or MS in Computer Science/Electrical/Computer engineering or a related field
6+ years of experience with embedded systems like ARM, RISCV, MIPS, etc and strong programming skills.
Working experience with low-level programming on bare metal, BIOS/UEFI firmware, linux kernel, RTOS, device driver, etc.
Systems mindset and experience developing SW/FW to control analog, digital, and mixed signal circuits
Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies used for digital verification
Familiarity with hardware description languages (HDLs) such as Verilog and SystemVerilog
Experience with SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe, or D2D/UCIe/Chiplet products and communication systems
Hands-on experience in the lab with CPU, SoC, FPGA, MCU, and DSP component validation and developing tests and debug tools
Knowledge of peripherals/protocols such as 1G/10G Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI/QSPI, MIPI/CSI, GMSL, A2B, I2S, TDM, LVDS, PCIe, USB, NVME, CAN, etc.
Bring up and diagnostics experience with high speed signals
Experience creating error monitoring and Board/Interface configuration APIs
Fluent with a variety of bring-up tools, like oscilloscope, JTAG debugger, I2C/SPI tools, etc.
Strong organizational and communication skills, willingness to learn and confront technical challenges
Experience with embedded linux development, Buildroot and Yocto, RTOSes like Zephyr and FreeRTOS
Experience working with FPGAs, Xilinx, Zed, MicroZed
Hardware hands-on and debugging experience, such as Power, SI, EMC validation and tuning
Experience with Jira, Agile/Scrum, Confluence
Open source projects

Skills

C
C++
Java
Python
Embedded Systems
ARM
RISCV
MIPS
Low-level programming
Bare metal
BIOS/UEFI firmware
Linux kernel
RTOS
Device driver
Analog circuits
Digital circuits
Mixed signal circuits
EDA tools
Verilog
SystemVerilog
SerDes
Ethernet
PCIe
D2D/UCIe/Chiplet
CPU validation
SoC validation
FPGA validation
MCU validation
DSP validation
1G/10G Ethernet
DDR
I2C
SPI/QSPI
MIPI/CSI
GMSL
A2B
I2S
TDM
LVDS
USB
NVME
CAN
High speed signals
Error monitoring
Board/Interface configuration APIs
Oscilloscope
JTAG debugger
I2C/SPI tools
Embedded Linux development
Buildroot
Yocto
Zephyr
FreeRTOS
Xilinx
Zed
MicroZed
Power validation
SI validation
EMC validation
Jira
Agile/Scrum
Confluence

Location

Work Type

Experience Level

4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience
2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
6+ years of experience with embedded systems

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
BS or MS in Computer Science/Electrical/Computer engineering or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$113,800.00 - $163,800.00

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package

About the Company

Qualcomm Canada ULC is a leading technology innovator.
We’re building the world’s most advanced die-to-die (D2D) semiconductor IP and chiplet solutions for the chiplet ecosystem.
With the recent advance driven by the UCIe consortium, Qualcomm is looking to push forward Moore’s law by taking advantage of chiplet standardization and technology.

Equal Opportunity

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