Senior Audio Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-08-28

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Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

As a member of Qualcomm’s Audio Systems Group, you will work on the forefront of on-device AI and multimedia technology. Your focus will be on the design and implementation audio solutions on snapdragon platforms. You will help architect and optimize the audio solutions for deployment on next-generation Snapdragon platforms across mobile, XR, compute, IoT, and automotive markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end software audio solutions

• Create, prototype, and commercialize innovative audio solutions using both traditional signal processing and ML frameworks.

• Analyze and validate performance of audio subsystems to meet strict metrics for robustness, power, and stability on Qualcomm platforms.

• Implement, test, and troubleshoot fixed-point and floating-point algorithms, including ML-based audio features.

-Develop, optimize, and deploy audio ML models for audio applications, with a focus on inference efficiency across NPUs, GPUs, and CPUs.

• Perform model evaluation, quantization, and compression to enable fast, robust inference on embedded hardware.

• Collaborate with cross-functional R&D, systems, and integration teams for system use case verification and commercialization support.

• Perform System level performance testing and measurements, lead demo prototyping efforts.

• Work closely with internal engineering teams and customers to drive successful commercialization of audio technologies.

• Support diversity and inclusion within Qualcomm and exhibit adaptability in a dynamic, multi-tasking team environment.

Requirements

• Solid background in audio software and firmware fundamentals.

• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and debugging audio solutions on ARM, DSP or RISC-V

• Strong programming skills in Embedded C/C++, Matlab, and Python.

• Experience with embedded platforms, DSP architectures, real-time operating systems, and software design patterns.

• Expertise in both fixed-point and floating-point implementation.

• Experience working on Android audio architecture or Linux audio drivers is a plus

• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional teamwork skills.

• Quick learner, self-motivated, and capable of working independently across geographically dispersed teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

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