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Computer Vision Firmware Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/15/2026

Job Details

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Video Systems, HW Architecture

General Summary:

Qualcomm's video group provides computer vision and video solutions on all Qualcomm Snapdragon

Mobile processors. The team's scope includes the design, development and commercialization of computer vision and video firmware. The selected candidate, along with his/her colleagues, will have responsibilities in one or more of the following areas:

New computer vision feature and unit test development Regular image maintenance and release as well as pre-image release testing Nightly regression testing & initial debugging for test failures Conformance & performance measurement Profile performance problems and drive optimizations that span the entire software stack Understand software components from multiple teams and integration of those components with firmware

Minimum Skills

Overall, the candidate needs to be experienced in the areas of real-time embedded firmware/software development. More specifically, the selected candidate should:

Have a background in at least 2 of the following areas:

Embedded firmware/software development

ARM/DSP processor architecture

Development tools and processes as well as scripts to setup regression

Software development and debugging skills in C and C

Familiarity with computer vision algorithms including image warping, reprojection, face/object detection and tracking, image/video segmentation, recognition, and classification.

Experience with Board Support Packages and Processor bring-up.

Have good knowledge of real-time operating systems and data structures Experience with developing, optimizing, and maintaining embedded systems Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases.

Preferred Qualifications

Some experience in MIPS optimization is strongly desired An understanding of Machine Learning (ML) and familiarity with ML tools and OpenCV are a plus Good analytical skills and good written communication skills are desired

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$99,400.00 - $149,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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Salary : $99,400 - $149,200

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