Sr. lead Engineer_Customer Engineering

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems

In short

Qualcomm is looking for a Sr. Lead Engineer in Customer Engineering with expertise in USB/PCIe technology, embedded systems, and device driver development. The role involves providing customer support for hardware bring-up and debugging complex driver issues on multiprocessor ASIC platforms.

Responsibilities

Debug and resolve issues related to USB and PCIe during design reviews and customer hardware bring-up.
Provide customer support for HW bring-up on multiprocessor and multithreaded ASIC platforms.
Develop, debug, and maintain device drivers for standard peripheral interfaces, including USB and PCIe.
Analyze and fix complex driver-level issues reported by customers.
Collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, and cross-functional teams to ensure robust peripheral functionality.
Participate in design reviews, root cause analysis, and technical documentation.

Requirements

3–6 years of experience in embedded systems development.
Hands-on experience in device driver development on one or more operating systems, including RTOS or other embedded operating systems.
Strong proficiency in C programming.
Solid understanding of microprocessor and multiprocessor architectures.
Good knowledge of real-time/embedded programming concepts and RTOS fundamentals.
Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to independently debug complex issues, multitask, and work in a customer-facing technical role.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.