Automotive Audio Software Engineer, Staff

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General Summary

Qualcomm Technologies' audio products deliver crisp, clear listening experiences for a wide range of products. Our products are designed to offer premium wireless connectivity, high levels of integration, immersive sound quality, and on-device AI for smart audio applications. Join this team and contribute to the design, development, and support of audio drivers for Qualcomm’s next generation of automotive entertainment systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, document, and support software for new automotive audio features
• Assess and debug customer issues and coordinate with the Qualcomm Customer Engineering team
• Work closely with Automotive Multimedia software developers and leads in global offices
• Provide regular written and verbal status on current issues with local leads and remote developers as needed
• Adapt to changes and setbacks to manage pressure and meet deadlines
• Collaborate with others inside the project team to accomplish objectives
• Communicate with the project lead to provide status and information about impending obstacles
• Quickly resolve complex software issues and bugs
• Gather, integrate, and interpret information specific to a module or sub-block of code from various sources to troubleshoot issues and find solutions
• Seek others' opinions and share own opinions about different approaches
• Participate in technical conversations with tech leads and managers
• Anticipate and communicate issues with the project team to maintain open communication
• Make decisions based on incomplete or changing specifications and obtain adequate resources
• Prioritize project deadlines and deliverables with minimal supervision
• Resolve straightforward technical issues and escalate more complex issues to an appropriate party
• Write readable code for large features or significant bug fixes to support collaboration
• Determine which tasks are most important for self and junior engineers, stay focused, and address setbacks in a timely manner
• Unit test own code to verify stability and functionality

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related experience OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related experience
• 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of work experience in embedded software and/or driver development
• Detail-oriented, strongly analytic, highly organized, and results-oriented
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), working with teams across multiple disciplines and time zones
• Strong knowledge of C/C++ and ability to deliver commercial-grade software
• Understanding of low-level software/hardware interface design and debugging in multi-threaded and real-time environments
• Knowledge of operating systems such as Android, QNX, embedded Linux, Green Hills Integrity
• Experience with virtualization technologies and/or para-virtualized device drivers is an asset
• Understanding of multimedia frameworks (QNX MMF, OpenMAX, Android Multimedia Framework, Android Audio System, Linux ALSA, GStreamer, etc.)
• Working knowledge of audio and voice encode/decode formats (e.g., MP3, AAC, WMA, AC3, Dolby Digital, DTS, FLAC, AMR, EVRC, QCELP)
• Experience implementing and working with audio processing pipelines for media applications
• Audio pre- and post-processing algorithms for quality enhancement (IIR, EC/NS, limiter, AGC, SRC, speech recognition, noise cancellation, multi-mic, etc.)
• Knowledge of streaming and networking protocols (RTP, RTSP, HLS, ABR, HTTP, UDP, Bluetooth)
• Ability to identify and isolate performance issues in multimedia applications
• Fluent with industry standard software development tools (debuggers, Git, Perforce, IDEs, build tools)
• A passion for excellence in programming, quality, and exceeding goals

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