Senior Audio SW Engineer

Company: Qualcomm China Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: Qualcomm is a world leading provider of mobile phone, industrial and consumer IoT, headset, wearable, and automotive infotainment and telematic SoCs and software technology. Qualcomm SoCs provide integrated solutions for smart phone, computing, augmented/virtual reality (XR), entertainment, automotive, connectivity, and industrial/commercial IoT products worldwide. Our technology solutions not only bring function and high-speed wireless connectivity to mobile devices, powering the majority smartphones around the globe, but also to a broad spectrum of other wirelessly connected devices spanning IoT, compute, voice & music, wearable, and automotive products. As a member of the Audio Software development team at Qualcomm, you will have the opportunity to work with an international teams of systems and software engineers to develop cutting edge audio technology employed by a wide array of machine learning enhanced smart devices. The Audio Software team drives the feature design, development, integration, and commercialization of audio software running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors.

This role requires a candidate to perform high-level requirements analysis, derive detailed engineering specifications, and design and implement frameworks, drivers and DSP modules for advanced embedded Voice/Audio software. The solutions will support use cases such as Voice Wakeup, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Translation, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, meeting stringent performance, latency, power, robustness, and stability.

3 + years of Embedded Software development with relevant industry experience. Proficient in C/C++ programming with proven experience writing highly efficient code for embedded systems and multi-threaded environments. Solid understanding of computer architecture (ARM processors or similar), real-time operating systems (RTOS), concurrency/multi-threading, and fundamental data structures & algorithms. Proven ability to design, debug and document complex software systems. Strong communication skills and experience working in a collaborative environment. Background and experience in one of the following areas: Hands-on experience with speech/audio processing frameworks and pipeline implementation  with Android or Embedded Linux, RTOS Experience in Audio/Voice pre- and post-processing  algorithms - such as: ECNS, ANC, speech recognition, natural language recognition, multi-mic, multi-speaker algorithms, etc Previous experience working with Qualcomm Snapdragon audio DSP frameworks or similar SoC audio architecture. Experience in diagnosing complex issues across HLOS, DSP, firmware, kernel, and hardware layers.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.   Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. • 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. 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