Computer Vision - Staff Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Experience

• 9+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 

• 2+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization. 

• 1+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above). 

Requirements

• Solid hands-on software design, development, optimization and debugging experience on complex embedded computing platforms.

• Experience working on computer vision kernels/imaging and vision accelerators is preferred.

• Mandatory skills and experience required in C/C++ programming and operating systems like QNX, Linux and other RTOSs.

• Candidate should be detail-oriented and have strong analytical and debugging skills, strong communication skills (written and verbal), working with teams across multiple time zones.

• Experience designing complex fault-tolerant safety systems, and designing in accordance to industry standard specifications (eg. ISO26262, ASPICE) is preferred.

• Fluent in industry standard software development tools: debuggers, code revision control systems (GIT, Perforce), IDEs and build tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Job Description

• Design, development and optimization of embedded software and/or device drivers in one or more Real-Time Operating Systems - Android, QNX or Embedded Linux.

• Enable vision algorithms/kernels realizable on DSPs, vision accelerators or GPUs

• Design complex fault-tolerant safety systems in accordance to industry standard specifications (eg. ISO26262, ASPICE).

• Contribute to all phases of software development - bring-up, design and deployment.

• Work with engineers, partners and customers across different geographical sites and technology domains.

• Technically lead and mentor a team of 4-6 engineers

• Contribute to software design, code and design reviews, architecture discussions

Additional Job Description

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Completes assigned coding tasks to specifications on time without significant errors or bugs.

• Adapts to changes and setbacks in order to manage pressure and meet deadlines.

• Collaborates with others inside and outside project team to accomplish project objectives.

• Communicates with project managers to provide status and information about impending obstacles.

• Gathers, integrates, and interprets information specific to a module or sub-block of code from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.

• Seeks others' opinions and shares own opinions with others about ways in which a problem can be addressed differently.

• Participates in technical conversations with other tech leads/managers.

• Anticipates and communicates issues with project team to maintain open communication.

• Makes decisions based on incomplete or changing specifications and obtains adequate resources needed to complete assigned tasks.

• Prioritizes project deadlines and deliverables with minimal supervision.

• Resolves complex technical issues without major outside help.

• Writes readable code for large features or significant bug fixes to support collaboration with other engineers.

• Determines which work tasks are most important for self and junior engineers, stays focused, and deals with setbacks in a timely manner.

• Unit tests own code to verify the stability and functionality of a feature.

Level of Responsibility:

• Working under minimal/no supervision.

• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have some financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.

• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.

• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).

• Completing tasks with multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.

• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.

• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.

Applicants: If you need an accommodation, during the application/hiring process, you may request an accommodation by sending email to accommodationsupport 

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