Flex Solution Senior Staff Engineer -Customer Program
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Qualcomm seeks a Flex Solution Senior Staff Engineer to lead customer programs in Digital Cockpit and ADAS solutions. This role involves deep technical ownership, driving custom development, and orchestrating cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration and performance of Qualcomm platforms with OEM engineering. Requires extensive experience in automotive systems engineering and strong technical leadership.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical owner and engineering focal point for assigned OEM customer programs.
- Drive program-specific custom development for the Flex Platform.
- Lead cross-functional virtual teams across platform, ADAS software, validation, and build organizations.
- Estimate, model, and evaluate Flex Platform system performance for digital cockpit and ADAS workloads.
- Develop deep, practical expertise in Qualcomm Digital Cockpit and ADAS platforms.
- Perform Flex-based Digital Cockpit system integration using QNX RTOS, AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive stacks, and Android.
- Lead BSP and driver bring-up on customer hardware and debug low-level boot and runtime issues.
- Configure vehicle communication and diagnostics protocols such as SOME/IP, DoIP, and UDS.
- Integrate ADAS software stacks, analyze end-to-end data flows and latency.
- Profile, assess, and tune system performance to meet Flex platform characterization and workload targets.
- Co-work with customer/Tier 1 team for Flex solution system budgets and conduct system performance analysis.
- Drive continuous integration of software components and triage regressions.
- Provide technical leadership across all phases of customer programs.
- Coordinate and synchronize internal engineering teams to meet customer milestones.
- Drive resolution of critical technical issues, ensuring timely escalation and clear communication.
- Support design reviews, technical workshops, joint debugging sessions, and on-site integration activities.
- Act as a technical role model, guiding and mentoring cross-functional Qualcomm teams.
- Contribute to internal best practices for customer engagement and ADAS solution definition.
- Act as the chief technical counterpart to the OEM’s engineering leadership for all ADAS and related programs.
- Serve as the main technical point of contact covering SoC, platform software, algorithms, tools, and system integration.
- Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with the customer’s engineering executives, architects, and program leads.
- Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the customer’s E/E and compute architecture, ADAS/AD roadmap, and safety/security requirements.
- Anticipate customer needs and translate them into Qualcomm platform requirements, features, and solutions.
Requirements
- 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 and 5+ years of experience; OR PhD and 4+ years of experience.
- 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 15+ years of experience in senior engineering roles in the Digital Cockpit/ADAS / AD domain at an OEM, Tier-1, semiconductor, or relevant technology supplier.
- Experience working directly with major global OEMs on large-scale mixed critical Digital Cockpit/ADAS programs.
- Strong background in Tier 1 automotive systems engineering with focus on: BSP Integration, Performance analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) management (multi virtual machine), Compute platform architecture (SoC, GPU/DSP, accelerators) – Hypervisor /Virtual Machine, Embedded SW stacks (OS such as QNX/Linux/Android, middleware, frameworks, toolchains, AUTOSAR (Classic/Adaptive)), ADAS sensor integration: Cameras/RADARs/Ultra Sound Sensors/, Vehicle Interface Processor and CAN integration.
- Good understanding of Safety and Security requirements and implementation specifics for intelligent cockpit systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority in a complex matrix organization.
- Solid understanding of automotive safety and quality frameworks (e.g., ISO 26262, ASPICE, cybersecurity standards) and their impact on architecture and execution.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English (German strongly preferred), capable of engaging both engineering and executive audiences.
- Strong problem-solving skills, data-driven and structured, with ability to remain calm and decisive under pressure.
- Willingness to travel regularly to customers and Qualcomm sites (domestic and international).
Desired Qualifications
- Desirable: ADAS/AD functions and perception / sensor fusion / planning & control.
- Deep familiarity with one or more of the following domains: BSP Integration, Hardware Bringup, Performance Analysis, HW/SW co-design and performance optimization on SoC-based ADAS ECUs, System Performance Analysis, System level triaging of issues during integration and stabilization.
- Prior experience at Qualcomm, a major semiconductor vendor, or a Tier-1 integrating high-performance automotive SoCs.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
Benefits
- Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
- Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities during the application/hiring process.
- Qualcomm is committed to making its workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Skills
QNXAUTOSARAndroidCC++JavaPythonSOME/IPDoIPUDSISO 26262ASPICE
#Digital Cockpit#ADAS#Automotive
About Qualcomm
Enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected.
Enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected.\n\n
Company
QualcommJob Posted
1 day ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Bengaluru, India
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
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