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Technical Writer, Staff

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Technical Communications – Writing

General Summary:

Creates clear, accurate, and concise technical content by leveraging knowledge of technical writing principles, resources, and tools as well as various types of Qualcomm products and technologies. Edits, updates, and reviews content based on an understanding of project requirements to meet business goals and customer needs, in collaboration with other teams (e.g., Engineering, Business). Ensures technical content is standardized for ease of use by stakeholders and innovates on technical documentation creation process to align with industry standards and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Communications, English, or related field and 6+ years of experience writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
OR
Associate’s degree and 8+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
OR
High School diploma or equivalent and 10+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.

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Audio Systems Acoustic Engineer

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G – ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age – and this is where you come in. QUALCOMM is the world’s leading developer of next generation wireless and multimedia technology. We are looking for a passionate Acoustic Engineer to join QUALCOMM’s Advanced Tech R&D team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the tuning and sound quality optimization of audio and voice for our range of products including earbuds, phones, and vehicles. You will apply your expertise in signal processing, acoustic simulation, and electroacoustic principles to enhance the auditory experience of our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, optimize, and validate audio signal processing and audio machine learning solutions for earbuds, phones, PCs, XR and vehicle audio systems.
• Conduct acoustic analyses and assessments for product development.
• Develop and validate acoustic models using simulation tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and integrate acoustic designs.
• Create performance reports and provide recommendations for sound quality improvements.
• Design and conduct audio listening experiments, including statistical analysis.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in acoustics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong foundation in signal processing, acoustic theory, electroacoustic fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Python and/or MATLAB.
• Experience with audio signal modeling and algorithm development.
• Knowledge of C, C++, or other programming languages for audio applications.
• Familiarity with audio systems tuning and sound system calibration.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of machine learning and application to audio.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in FEA, BEM methods and COMSOL for acoustic simulation.
• Working experience with ApX and HEAD Acoustics for acoustic data capture and analysis.
• Working experience with statistical analysis tools (e.g. R)
• Experience in implementing electroacoustic laboratories
• Knowledge of electroacoustic standards such as 3GPP, ETSI, ITU-T, CTIA

Education Requirements Required:
• Master’s degree in engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related field + 3yrs or experience OR
• PhD in engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related field

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Associate engineer

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    1+ year of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

•    1+ year of experience with Database Management Software.

•    1+ year of experience with API.

•    1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Applies Software knowledge to assist and support the design, development, creation, modification, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

•    Analyzes user needs and software requirements.

•    Designs and implements small software features for products and systems.

•    Participates in the design, coding for small features, unit testing, minor debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule.

•    Assists in performing code reviews and regression tests as well as the triaging of issues to ensure the quality of code.

•    Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.

•    Writes technical documentation for Software projects.

Level of Responsibility:

•    Works under supervision.

•    Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group.

•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information.

•    Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Sr Staff Video Codec Systems Engineer

Part of video IP systems team and will be responsible for video technology roadmap ; interaction with different teams including design, verification, system, firmware, software, SOC and power teams; video algorithms, image quality analysis; video processing and compression trends with standardization committees.

Qualcomm is the innovation leader in the area of integrated chipsets that power advanced mobile devices, XR/IoT/Automotive & compute platforms. We are building on and expanding our reputation as the industry powerhouse for innovation in both wireless technologies and enabling advanced multimedia capabilities. We are seeking experienced system engineers for our cutting-edge efforts in the architecture and design of our video codec hardware. The video Systems group provides video solutions on all of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile processors. The team’s scope includes video processing algorithms and IP architecture design for video compression, visual signal processing and analytics, with power and performance optimization.

The selected candidate, along with his/her colleagues and other team members, will have responsibilities in one or more of the following areas:

• Designing and evaluating video algorithms to be implemented in hardware video encoders and decoders .
• Define systems architecture for video solutions including data flow, task partition, interface and systems interoperation.
• Implement models to accurately model the HW (functional, performance), and supporting HW verification & SW development via behavioral model vectors .
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware teams at various stages of chipset life in design/validation/commercialization.
• Research and develop video algorithms for mobile, automotive, compute and VR/AR applications with performance and power efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 15+ years of systems engineering experience
• PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Communications – Signal Processing, Computer Science, or related field and 12+ years of systems engineering experience
• Knowledge & Experience in video coding standards such as VVC, AV1, HEVC, H.264/AVC, VP9.
• Hands on Knowledge & Experience in Video Codec Design and implementation with in-depth understanding of codec algorithms and flow
• Solid C/C++ programming, Python scripting skills.
• Strong communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• HW C modeling experience
• Image quality evaluation and metric comparisons
• Signal / Image processing basicsComputer Vision and Machine Learning algorithms for Video Compression and Video/Image processing.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.