Prinicipal Engineer

*Company:*
Qualcomm India Private Limited

*Job Area:*
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

*General Summary:*
Job Overview

Qualcomm's QCT Automotive Software Team Develops Next-gen Embedded System-on-chip Solutions For The Connected Infotainment Segment, As Part Of a Global Initiative. We Seek Software Engineers With Expertise In Performance Analysis And System Optimization For Upcoming Automotive Products. As a Performance And Architecture Engineer, You Will Own Or Participate In One Or More Of The Following Areas:

• Conducting comprehensive architectural analysis and modeling, which includes forecasting CPU/MIPS, bus bandwidth, and memory utilization for both current and next-generation chipsets, to fulfill the increasing demands on processors across various subsystems of the SoC.
• Improve boot time across various operating systems and architectures of different automotive products.
• Expertise in Android framework and OS concepts.
• Optimize kernel parameters for system performance.
• Enhance user experience by resolving stutters and janky frames.
• Reduce application launch and user switch latencies.
• Improve Google Automotive Services performance and run ATS tests on all chipsets.
• Debug system performance issues.
• Develop tools for profiling, validation, and debugging across SOC components.
• Identify benchmarks, set goals, and optimize performance.
• Analyze existing software to recommend improvements for performance and memory utilization.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

8+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.

5+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Understanding of Linux kernel and device drivers and understanding of ARM architecture.

Preferred Qualifications
Good to have the expertise in the following Performance optimization areas:

• Deep understanding of ARM system, DSP and CPU architecture with Strong C/C++ working knowledge
• Hypervisor architecture (Intel, ARM, AMD, Redband, QNX, Open synergy etc.)
• Solid understanding of computer system architecture (core, cache, memory models, bus architecture, etc.) and common hardware blocks for security access control (e.g., crypto acceleration, OTP, MPU, etc.).
• Ability to derive, document, and present high-level system requirements from the associated detailed technology requirements.
• Exposure to ML (Machine Learning) Networks.
• Capable of effectively communicating with various technology teams and leading optimization initiatives.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree in computer engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Preferred: Master's Degree in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering.

Keywords

Performance, Architecture, RTOS, Hypervisor, ARMv8, Virtualization, KVM, Linux, Android, QNX, Gunyah

*Minimum Qualifications:*

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

OR

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

OR

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.

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