Automotive MultimediaApplication Engineer (m/f/d) - Qualcomm Ingolstadt, Berlin or Stuttgart - #2148068

Company

Qualcomm Technologies International GmbH

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Description

General Summary:

Automotive is the first major industry that Qualcomm is disrupting by building on our foundational leadership, differentiation, and scale in mobile. In just a few years, Qualcomm has gone from newcomer to trusted technology leader in the automotive infotainment segment, securing design wins with many of the major automakers worldwide. Automakers have come to rely on us not only for modem technology, where Qualcomm is the #1 semiconductor in telematics, but also as their trusted partner for redefining the in-car infotainment and autonomous driving experience. We have debuted our third-generation infotainment product line and are now a leader in the automotive infotainment category for next-generation designs. Snapdragon is expanding in its capabilities to power the next-generation cockpit experience as the media and information centre in the vehicle, which drives significant audio, video, graphics, camera, and software complexity. AI is also now expanding the horizon and bringing new use cases to customers.

This position is for the Qualcomm Automotive Engineering team, which closely collaborates with its automotive partners and customers from concept to commercialization. The team involves with all aspects of embedded software such as SW & HW designs, feature prototyping, feature development, integration, customization, performance optimizations & improvement, and other debugging efforts which is key for a successful launch of the product.

We are looking for a strong software engineer (m/w/d) with good knowledge and hands-on experience in design/development/debugging aspects of embedded multimedia topics. The main responsibility is to provide direct support to Qualcomm customers and partners with the design, development and debug of Qualcomm reference designs SW related issues and helping to customize/optimize software to meet the product requirements using the features in Qualcomm SOC. The candidate must quickly ramp-up onto an existing project, understand automotive platform hardware and software driver architecture, demonstrate strong analytical and systematic problem-solving abilities, and work closely with external customers to customize and launch their new products.

The successful candidate will get a chance to work on cutting edge infotainment/digital cockpit and ADAS technologies from leading auto manufacturers and Tier1s and contribute to push the projects through to commercialization.

The position will be located north Germany, preferred in the proximity of Hildesheim, Niedersachsen and is intended for a candidate who will partly work remotely from home or on customer premisses.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
• Experience with Embedded software development, integration, debugging..
• Experience with C/C++ programming and modern scripting languages.
• 1+ years development or debugging experience with High level operating systems (QNX, Linux and Android)
• Generic understanding an embedded graphics and video processing
• Experience with graphics frameworks like QT, Surfaceflinger, Wayland.
• Experience with video decoding and processing with Gstreamer, VLC or other middleware.
• Excellent issue triage and Debugging skills with complex system level issues.
• An intrinsic desire for systematic working and ability to deliver high quality results in a stressful environment.
• Good communication and excellent team working skills.
• Quick adaptability to work in new technologies.
• Ability to take up project management responsibilities and basic understanding of software development processes.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Automotive Infotainment or Autonomous Driving projects
• Experience in using debugging complex video and graphics issues and performance optimisation.
• Ability to work with common test equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyser, spectrum analyser, multimeter)
• Experience with display interfaces like HDMI, DP, DSI, GSML2, FPD-Link, APIX
• Deeper knowledge of GPU architectures and buffer management
• Deeper understanding of video codecs (e.g. H.265 or AV1)
• Experience with APIs like the OpenGL family, Vulcan and DRI.
• Experience with HMI frameworks like QT, TK or automotive-specific toolsets.
• Experience with the Android graphics APIs and architecture.
• Ability to mentor junior team members in technical topics and take a leading role in cross-functional teams.
• Driving license for Germany and ability to freely travel within Europe and North America.
  
  
  

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field, (Masters Preferred)

Multiple Locations possible Stuttgart, Berlin, Ingolstadt

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.
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
  
  
  

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