Audio/Haptics Mixed Signal Software Application Engineer

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Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As an Audio/Haptics Mixed Signal Sr. Software Application Engineer, you will need to have expertise in audio system architecture and be proficient with Audio Software DSP technologies, as well as Windows, Linux, and Android Audio Software Architecture. This role will involve supporting OEMs/ODMs with customizations specific to DSP Algorithms, Audio ANC and Curation algorithms, CODEC, Speaker Amp, Haptics, WCD, WSA, and Linux/Android/Windows audio system architecture, from proof of concept to final product commercial launches. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams of dedicated experts to develop next-generation Mobile, AR/VR/XR, Wearables and Windows Compute products.

Responsibilities:

·        Provide support to Mobile,  XR, Wearables and Windows Compute OEM/ODM projects with a solid understanding of OEM hardware architecture and software design.

·        Analyze, debug, and tune real-time audio systems and software according to OEM/ODM design for products and user experiences.

·        Focus on Audio Software Architecture designs and Audio/Haptics Tuning/Algos, providing timely inputs and feedback to internal product development and management teams for product software roadmaps.

·        Offer end-to-end system application engineering and debug support to customers.

·        Help OEMs understand Qualcomm Audio/Haptics software/solutions and provide customer training on Qualcomm Audio/Haptics Products/Architecture/Solutions.

·        Independently contribute to Audio Software architecture documentation, user guides, tuning guides, and application notes.

·        Build strong relationships with customers (OEM/ODM) and be deeply involved in the technical execution of projects.

·        Interface with Mobile, XR, Wearables and Compute OEMs’/ODMs’ software developers and Qualcomm engineers to brainstorm issues, solutions, test procedures, customization, and development of Audio/Haptics Software Code. Develop scripts, document various procedures, and customize Audio/Haptics Calibration Database graphs to meet tuning requirements of OEM/ODM products.

·        Show a willingness to constantly learn, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and tackle undefined user experience targets.

·        Come up with innovative solutions to some of the toughest problems in the audio domain with limited constraints.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

·        4+ years of experience in Software Applications Engineering, Software Development, or related work experience.

·        4+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

·        4+ years of experience with debugging techniques using audio test systems such as Audio Precision or HEAD Acoustics ACQUA.

·        4+ years of experience defining, tuning, and testing efficient real-time audio/haptics algorithms for mobile/windows compute/XR devices and audio features such as voice communication, voice assistant, music playback, and audio capture.

Preferred Qualifications:

·        Experience with mobile/XR/wearables/ windows compute audio software architecture, audio processing algorithms, TDM/PCM/I2S/PDM/Slimbus/Soundwire/USB/BT audio hardware interfaces, digital microphones, audio amplifiers, and audio mixed signal codecs.

·        Familiarity with typical DSP building blocks such as digital biquad filters, IIR, FIR, AGC, CFCM, wide-band/multi-band DRC, loudspeaker thermal and excursion protection, echo cancellation, and noise suppression, adaptive acoustic noise cancellation and general adaptive DSP algorithms.

·        Solid understanding of the fundamentals of applied acoustics, digital signal processing, psychoacoustics, acoustic measurements, spatial audio, analysis, performance and latency KPIs analysis

Experience analyzing logcat, WPP logs, kernel crash dumps, and Systrace dumps.

·        Experience using debugging tools such as JTAG, Trace32, and oscilloscope/logical analyzer.

·        Experience analyzing logcat, WPP logs, kernel crash dumps, and Systrace dumps.

·        Prior experience on E2D Smart Haptics SW stack is a strong plus but not required.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

• 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.

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