XR Systems Engineer

1 Month ago • All levels • System Design • $94,200 PA - $141,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The XR Systems Engineer will design and develop technologies related to content generation and manipulation targeted at human senses or machine perception, including speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, and augmented/virtual reality. The role involves analyzing use cases, performing functional decomposition, and driving requirements for hardware/software implementation. System analysis and simulation modeling are used to optimize performance and power. Principal duties include designing systems-level software and hardware, participating in design reviews, and collaborating within a team to meet internal customer requirements. The engineer will test software and hardware in a lab, analyze data, and program portions of features. Other responsibilities include machine learning algorithm/model development, experiments, and technical documentation.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 2+ years experience in multimedia technology areas.
  • 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
Good to have:
  • Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field.
Perks:
  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Highly competitive benefits package.

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Designs and develops technologies related to the generation or manipulation of content targeted at the human senses or machine perception. These technologies include speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, and augmented/virtual reality. Analyzes use cases related to multimedia technologies and performs functional decomposition to drive requirements for implementation into hardware or software. Performs system analysis and uses simulation modeling to propose algorithmic or system modifications that enable optimization of performance and power.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

*Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. 

•    2+ years of experience working in one or more multimedia technology areas (i.e., speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, augmented/virtual reality).  

•    1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.  

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Works under supervision to design systems-level software and hardware enabling multimedia functionality. 
•    Participates in coordination of design reviews for subsystem development; works with project team to identify design constraints.
•    Collaborates within the immediate team to design products that meet internal customer requirements and standards.
•    Tests software and hardware in a lab under supervision to identify issues; partner with the system team to develop testing specifications; works with team members to validate software or hardware against specifications; tests accuracy, reliability, performance, power, and robustness of design using a defined test plan; present basic data analysis findings.
•    Uses appropriate tools to conduct basic analyses of software or hardware design with minimal supervision.
•    Works under supervision to program small portions of a feature; seeks to understand how algorithms operate and implement algorithms on chips.
•    Executes tasks and solves straightforward issues related to the engineering and management of machine learning data with some guidance from more experienced engineers.
•    Develops or adapts machine learning algorithms, models, or frameworks aligned with product proposals or roadmaps with some guidance from more experienced engineers.
•    Plans and executes experiments to train and evaluate machine learning algorithms or models with some guidance from more experienced engineers.
•    Participates in technical conversations and documentation (e.g., schematics, FDD, HLDR); escalates basic technical issues to an appropriate contact (e.g., project lead, colleagues).

Level of Responsibility:

•    Working under close supervision.
•    Taking responsibility for own work and making decisions with limited impact; impact of decisions is readily apparent; errors made typically only impact timeline (i.e., require additional time to correct).
•    Using verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area.
•    Working within prescribed budget and resources.
•    Completing most tasks with multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
•    Exercising some creativity to troubleshoot technical problems or deal with novel circumstances.
•    Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.

The responsibilities of this role do not include:  
•    Providing supervision/guidance to others.
•    Influence over key organizational decisions.
•    Role in strategic planning.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

 

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$94,200.00 - $141,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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