Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:Job Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.

General Summary:

As a CPU Performance Management FW Developer, you are responsible for working with a team on the enablement of the power management solution for Qualcomm's custom CPUs. You will collaborate internally to help define a standard driven solution, and implement embedded firmware, to manage performance of the CPU subsystem. You will also be responsible for helping characterize and tune this solution for all Qualcomm So Cs utilizing Qualcomm custom CPUs.

In CPU Power Management FW developer role, with focus on CPU performance management, you will be working closely both with the hardware power management and firmware development teams. You will have an opportunity to engage with third parties on enablement of new platforms, as well as providing input to our SoC and platform architects on future designs.

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.

Role and Responsibilities:

· Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification, in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

· Assist in the definition CPU Performance Management solutions for future generation of Qualcomm CPUs.

· Actively engage with open source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features

· Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers, collaborating with other teams on platform bring-up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

· BS/BEng in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years' experience in embedded firmware development

· Self-starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership

· Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly

· Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments

· Demonstrated development experience with embedded OSes such as Zephyr, e Cos, uC/OS or FreeRTOS

· Experience developing for pre-silicon environments including simulators and FPGA emulation

· Experience developing, characterizing and tuning performance management solutions an SoC subsystem will be a considerable plus.

· Familiarity with ARM v8 architecture. Development experience for a ARMV8 platform is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

· Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.

· Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.

· Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).

· Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.

· Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.

Minimum Qualifications:Education:

• Bachelors
• Computer Science, Bachelors
• Engineering, Bachelors
• Information Systems

Work Experience:

4+ years' experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$162,600.00 - $271,000.00

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.

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