Camera Firmware Engineer

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Responsibilities:
The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for:
· Development and productize Sensing Camera Firmware on Qualcomm chipsets for mobile/XR/Auto projects. Role is to develop embedded firmware for ISP HW that is targeted for different tiers of Qualcomm camera solutions. Programming language is C/C++ on DSP processor, so the role involves understanding the processor architecture/RTOS/peripherals/compiler/linker toolsets.
· Prototype the end-to-end use cases with Firmware Test bench for early verification of the FW/HW
· Collaborate with systems, software, hardware teams at various stages of chipset life during design/bring-up/validation/commercialization.
· Interaction with customer engineering teams to commercialize Qualcomm camera solutions with global OEMs, stabilize the existing solution for customer use-cases/requirements

Relevant experience required in one or more of the following areas:
· Design and implement embedded firmware for embedded processors/microcontrollers
· Good understanding of image processing or computer vision fundamentals.
· Hands on knowledge\experience on camera/video/computer vision HW pipeline, development and optimization of firmware for performance, power consumption and memory usage.
· Solid C\C++ programming skills, multithreading and RTOS/OS concepts.
· Experience in device driver development, communication protocols(I2C, SPI, UART etc..) is plus
· Hands on experience on Q6 processors is a plus.
· Strong debugging skills to debug complex system level issues.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, bring-up of new hardware and debug camera/multimedia/firmware integration issues and features for mobiles/XR/IOT use cases
· Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Looking for 2-4 years of relevant industry experience

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