Principal System Lead – Multimedia Systems (Android Ecosystem
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Seeking a Principal System Lead to define and optimize next-generation mobile system solutions, focusing on multimedia subsystems within the Android ecosystem. This role involves close engagement with OEMs and hands-on work with hardware, software, and IP teams to translate requirements into concrete system architectures, emphasizing power efficiency, performance, and sustained operation.
Responsibilities
- Analyze new and evolving OEM use cases across camera, video encode/decode, display pipelines, graphics, gaming, and always-on multimedia scenarios.
- Propose system-level architectural improvements and optimizations for next-generation product planning, focusing on power-aware multimedia processing and sustained performance.
- Perform hands-on trade-off analysis across power, performance, latency, thermal limits, and memory bandwidth.
- Influence architectural decisions across multimedia pipelines, compute subsystems, memory hierarchies, and power management.
- Work closely with core systems, hardware design, software, and product teams to align system architecture with product roadmaps.
- Partner with OEM-facing and software teams to ensure customer requirements are reflected in system and architectural decisions.
- Tackle complex, open-ended system problems using first-principles thinking and data-driven analysis.
- Identify gaps and inefficiencies across the multimedia hardware/software boundary and propose innovative system-level solutions.
- Contribute to Qualcomm’s intellectual property portfolio through invention disclosures and patent filings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 8+ years of experience in one or more areas of semiconductor product development.
- 5+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
- 8–10 years of experience in semiconductor product development, including system design, architecture, hardware design and validation.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience making trade-offs between product key performance indicators (KPIs) and costs.
- At least 5 years of experience working within a large, matrixed organization.
- 3 or more years of experience in a role that involves direct interaction with senior leadership.
Benefits
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants
- Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.
Skills
AndroidCameraVideoGraphicsDisplaySoC
#multimedia#system architecture#android ecosystem#camera#video#graphics#display#semiconductor#power efficiency#performance#latency
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
Salary
US$216,600–325,000 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
San Diego, United States of America
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
Applicants
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