Engineer

Join Qualcomm India Private Limited as a Senior Audio Systems Engineer in our Engineering Group. As a key member of the Systems Engineering team, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions for cutting-edge technology. Collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards.

Job Overview

As part of Qualcomm's Audio Systems Group, you will work at the forefront of on-device AI and multimedia technology. Your role will focus on the design and implementation of audio solutions on Snapdragon platforms. You will architect and optimize audio solutions for next-generation Snapdragon platforms across mobile, XR, compute, IoT, and automotive markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end software for audio solutions.
• Create, prototype, and commercialize innovative audio solutions using traditional signal processing and ML frameworks.
• Analyze and validate the performance of audio subsystems to meet strict metrics for robustness, power, and stability on Qualcomm platforms.
• Implement, test, and troubleshoot fixed-point and floating-point algorithms, including ML-based audio features.
• Develop, optimize, and deploy audio ML models for audio applications, focusing on inference efficiency across NPUs, GPUs, and CPUs.
• Perform model evaluation, quantization, and compression to enable fast, robust inference on embedded hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional R&D, systems, and integration teams for system use case verification and commercialization support.
• Conduct system-level performance testing and measurements, and lead demo prototyping efforts.
• Work closely with internal engineering teams and customers to drive successful commercialization of audio technologies.
• Support diversity and inclusion within Qualcomm and exhibit adaptability in a dynamic, multi-tasking team environment.

Requirements

• Solid background in Audio software, DSP, and Android audio framework fundamentals.
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and debugging audio solutions on ARM, DSP, or other embedded platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Embedded C/C++.
• Experience with embedded platforms, DSP architectures, real-time operating systems, and software design patterns.
• Experience working on Android audio architecture or any other Audio Framework on HLOS.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional teamwork skills.
• Quick learner, self-motivated, and capable of working independently across geographically dispersed teams.

Educational Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Electrical, Computer Science, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Qualcomm Audio framework.
• Familiarity with Qualcomm SDKs and tools.

Keywords

Audio framework, Android Audio framework, Hexagon, Audio feature development.