Staff Camera Firmware Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Camera Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a global technology leader pushing the boundaries of next‑generation imaging, photography, and computational vision technologies. As a Staff Camera Firmware Engineer in the IoT Camera Software team, you will play a key role in designing advanced imaging features, developing camera software systems, and enabling world‑class camera performance across Qualcomm IoT devices.

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop new image-processing features for next‑generation camera systems.

• Architect and implement drivers for advanced imaging hardware (ISP).

• Contribute to the design of camera systems optimized for power, memory, and silicon area while maximizing imaging performance.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deploy robust, production‑ready imaging software and partner with industry leaders to build high‑quality camera solutions.

• Design and implement advanced image-analysis and image-processing techniques using ARM, DSP, GPU, and ML accelerators.

• Prototype and validate solutions on Qualcomm IoT Dragonwing platforms for proof‑of‑concept and high‑volume commercial products.

• Develop embedded software for IoT devices, focusing on low‑level system components and camera subsystem enablement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$155,400.00 - $233,200.00

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.

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