Senior Engineer

## Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, product demonstrations, design and development of customer specific requirements, commercialization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to address questions, issues, debugging, or troubleshooting regarding software systems and applications. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor'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 Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 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. Peripherals with strong experience in embedded systems and device driver development. The role involves working on low-speed and high-speed peripheral subsystems such as USB, PCIe, UART, SPI, and I2C, supporting customer hardware bring-up, and debugging complex driver issues on multiprocessor ASIC platforms. Domain: Embedded Systems / Peripherals / Device Drivers Key Responsibilities: * Debug and resolve issues related to low‑speed and high‑speed peripheral subsystems 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: * I2C * SPI * UART * USB * 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. Skills & Experience: * 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. Applicants: 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). 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. 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. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.