PCIe Embedded Software Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

118d • $111,300 - $166,900 • Remote

About The Position

The PCIe software team is hiring talented staff-level embedded software / firmware engineers to develop PCIe, CXL, and higher-level protocol drivers for next-generation chipsets. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and debugging drivers that interact with other chips and peripherals across the PCIe high-speed bus. Additional responsibilities are optimizing software for performance and power consumption, working closely with hardware and systems teams developing low-level software, and contributing to future chipset architecture. PCIe is rapidly becoming the high-speed interface of choice for compute & embedded systems of all kinds and we'd love to have you as part of the team!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in embedded software engineering.
• Excellent skill in designing and developing with the C programming language.
• Embedded software and real-time operating systems skills / knowledge.
• Experience with ACPI, UEFI, Linux, and Zephyr is a plus.
• Experience with PCIe, CXL, DMA, and high-speed interfaces is highly valued.
• Exposure to writing software conforming to standards.
• Experience optimizing software for performance and power.
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with a diverse range of software, hardware, and system engineers.

Responsibilities

• Applies Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software modules for products and systems.
• Participates in the design, coding for large features, unit testing, significant debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Performs code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Writes technical documentation for Software projects.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees