Embedded Software Stability Engineer, Sr. Staff

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of software experience within the wireless, telecommunications or semiconductor industry
• Experience programming with C and C++
• Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g. Perl, Python, CAPL, shell, bash)
• Good understanding of Computer Architecture and Embedded systems concepts.
• Knowledge of multi-processor, multi-threaded system, inter-process and inter-processor communication OS (High level OS and RTOS) concepts (Scheduling, Threads, Synchronization, Memory Management etc), integrated memory, caches, bus architectures (e.g. AHB, NoC, SDIO)
• Experience with Linux, QNX is a plus.
• Trace32 scripting is a plus
• ARM, Cortex and Hexagon architecture is a plus
• Experience with SW and HW tools used in debugging
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to time-share and prioritize between multiple tasks.
• Strong aptitude, quick learner, self-motivated, willing to explore and work across breadth of various technology areas
• Familiarity with any Microprocessor or DSP or controllers & understanding assembly code is a big plus

Responsibilities

• Investigate and debug software stability issues found in various Qualcomm chipsets covering multi-processor, multi-RTOS systems.
• Typical issues include coding and algorithmic bugs, resource exhaustion, stack and heap corruptions, SW and HW watchdogs, HW misconfiguration.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of SW debugging methods and apply them judiciously to quickly resolve stability issues.
• Methods include code inspection and instrumentation, SW log analysis, SW tracing, JTAG, ETM, Oscilloscopes.
• Understand wireless communications technologies used in Qualcomm chipsets such as C2K, GSM, UMTS, LTE, TDS-CDMA, NR5G, ,WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC.
• Work with development, test and customer engineering teams to resolve stability issues using processor simulators as well as live hardware.
• Represent stability team in various cross-team efforts such as chip bring-up, debugging in customer site and feature design discussions.
• Develop tools, scripts and training material to help improve stability process.
• Discuss technical analysis of stability issues and provide status through reports, scrum meetings and management reviews.

Benefits

• We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees