Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Seeking an experienced Embedded Engineer to design and develop firmware and software solutions for sensor-driven platforms in resource-constrained environments.

This role involves technical expertise of RTOS-based systems, ensuring robust integration of sensors, and delivering high-quality embedded solutions for next-generation embedded devices.

Key Responsibilities Development: Design and implement embedded applications, middleware, and BSP for sensor systems. Develop and optimize code in C/C++ for single and multi-core processors under RTOS. System Integration: Integrate and validate sensor drivers and interfaces across multiple firmware layers.

Troubleshoot and resolve system-level issues involving sensors and real-time constraints, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards. Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams (hardware, platform, and application) to meet project objectives. Provide clear and timely status updates. Quality Assurance: Perform peer reviews, defect analysis, and continuous process improvements.

Ensure compliance with security and safety standards in embedded systems. Required Skills & Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. Experience: 4+ years in embedded systems development.

Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in Embedded C/C++ programming. Hands-on experience with RTOS (e.g., Zephyr, FreeRTOS) and sensor integration over different frameworks. Knowledge of ARM Cortex-M and or RISC-V architectures.
Familiarity with development and debug environments and chip bring-up.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Additional Skills: Debugging and troubleshooting across multiple firmware layers. Understanding of different sensor types and their usage,

prior experience on sensor based algo designs (preferred) Scripting for debug tools and unit testing (preferred).

Understanding of digital hardware (Timers, Clocks, PMIC) and peripheral interfaces (I2C/I3C, SPI, UART).

Soft Skills: Excellent multitasking, prioritization, and communication abilities. Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives. Preferred Attributes Exposure to firmware development and build systems(CMake, SCONS, Make). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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