Camera Hardware Architecture

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

6d

About The Position

The Multimedia Camera HW Architecture team is looking for an experienced and talented Architect. The architecture group consists of hardware, software and systems engineers who are driving the analysis and definition of next-generation architectures for our Camera Image Signal Processing (ISP) design for the smartphone and other product categories across Qualcomm’s roadmap. We have an exciting & dynamic technical position available with a focus on architecture specification and analysis for performance, power, and area. The successful candidate will engage collaboratively with core HW design, verification, SW, systems, marketing, and product planning teams to:
Architect market-leading mobile camera ISP design with best-in-class performance and power
Conduct hands-on performance, power, and area tradeoffs to help define our ISP architecture
Collaborate with HW and SW teams to define best-in-class multimedia system design
Define HW micro-architecture for implementation of image processing algorithms
Deploy models, simulators, profilers, or even real hardware to provide quantitative justification for architectural directions
Apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, bus interconnect, MMU and memory/bandwidth analysis
Effectively communicate experimental results, review with technical leads and peers and analyze outstanding issues
Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions
Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems
Position is based in San Diego, CA and open across levels of 4-8 yrs experience.

Requirements

• Experience in system or chipset development for SoC products, preferably in the mobile market
• Experience in multimedia HW development (imaging, video, display, audio, sensors etc) and ML/AI accelerators
• Experience with OS principles and HW/SW interaction
• Experience with SoC, bus interconnect, and memory technologies
• MS Degree Required with 2+ years industry experience in one or more of the following areas: Hands-on experience in using and modifying simulators and performance/power models, especially full-system models Experience in VLSI design and verification Experience in C/C++/SystemC programming Pragmatic scripting & automation skills Working knowledge of UNIX environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Image Processing Algorithm domain knowledge
• Experience in Hardware RTL design and ML based HW solutions
• Familiarity with Android OS, WM and other mobile HLOS SW development
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Architect market-leading mobile camera ISP design with best-in-class performance and power
• Conduct hands-on performance, power, and area tradeoffs to help define our ISP architecture
• Collaborate with HW and SW teams to define best-in-class multimedia system design
• Define HW micro-architecture for implementation of image processing algorithms
• Deploy models, simulators, profilers, or even real hardware to provide quantitative justification for architectural directions
• Apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, bus interconnect, MMU and memory/bandwidth analysis
• Effectively communicate experimental results, review with technical leads and peers and analyze outstanding issues
• Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions
• Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees