**Company:** Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. **Job Area:** Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering **General Summary:** Qualcomm has pioneered connected car technologies for over a decade and continues play a central role in the evolution of automotive infotainment, autonomous driving & its supporting technologies in 4G/5G, ADAS, Deep Learning etc., across the globe. Qualcomm is working closely with standards bodies, consortiums, automakers and operators on advancing Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) standards and architectures, and is a key member in the Towards 5G initiative for advancing Cellular V2X (CV2X) capabilities on the road to 5G. With connectivity integrated into the latest infotainment, cluster and telematics systems Qualcomm will make travel safer, more efficient and enjoyable. We welcome smart, energetic software engineers with a passion to make a positive difference on the many technologies and automotive products that will shape our future to join our growing, multisite development team. The team is looking for candidates with a passion for lab work, debug mindset and can perform detailed IP analysis. In this role, the candidate will work with local and global teams to understand and define Automotive specific features including security, safety, power applied to Automotive products on our current and next generation SoCs. **Minimum Qualifications:** • 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. **Preferred Qualifications:** + 10+ years Software and Systems Engineering or related work experience. + Possess 4+ yrs of experience in embedded software driver development and having expertise in the below areas would be preferred: + Strong C and Assembly Programming with OS & Multi-Processor concepts. + Embedded software driver development in C and C++ on ARM. + Good debugging skills with experience on debugging with Lauterbach JTAG debuggers. + Hands on experience of driver development on any Qualcomm chipset. + Basic understanding of soc IPs such as clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers, peripherals such as PCIE, USB, UFS along with DCVS and Thermal Mitigation concepts. + Basic knowledge on Power Mgmt IC including Regulators, LDOs. + Closely work with the hardware team to contribute/suggest modifications to the hardware board design. + ARM Trust-Zone & ARMv7/v8 architecture with good knowledge on MMU, access control, XPU, SMMU is desirable. + Working knowledge on Qualcomm chipsets with experience in communication between SoC and Power mgmt. IC, boot flow, resets, debug architecture would help. + Bachelors/Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field. **Principal Duties and Responsibilities:** Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs. + As an individual contributor should be able to debug issues using T32 or via crash logs and work with respective technology teams in fixing these issues. + Should be able to ramp up fast and must have the attitude to work with the team. + Work on challenging customer requirements and issues. + Must possess HW and systems knowledge while debugging board or driver level issues. + As a lead, analyze user needs, software requirements, time and cost constraints to design and customize sophisticated software for optimal operational efficiency. + Should be able to ramp up quickly on Qualcomm automotive chipsets and platforms along with the feature set offered. + Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems. + Leads design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure that projects are completed to specifications and schedules. + Perform threat modeling on system security, derive security recommendations and incorporate them into security designs. + Performs highly complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code. + Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to increase leverage and design solutions that work with other components of a specific project. + Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers. **Level of Responsibility:** + Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success. + Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents. + Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact over the organization). + Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr\_public\_article\_view&sysparm\_article=KB0039028) . 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Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications. **EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.** Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. **Pay range** **and Other Compensation & Benefits** **:** $152,000.00 - $228,000.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link . If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate) . EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification