XR Systems & Software Architect - XR Research Staff

Company: Qualcomm
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Company:Qualcomm India Private LimitedJob Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:Qualcomm XR Research India is rapidly expanding to offer state of the art XR solutions. To scale and strengthen our offering in this domain, we are seeking a systems architect who will drive the next-generation technologies and architecture, shaping the future of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) use cases.Responsibilities:

• Drive technical workstreams related to perception, reprojection, split-processing and other XR technologies.
• Identify and deeply understand the use cases for AR/VR/MR applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate use case requirements into detailed implementation specifications.
• Define system and software architecture, considering hardware/software tradeoffs, compute and memory constraints. Optimize compute workload distribution across different subsystems on the SoC for efficient performance and power.
• Validate and optimize architecture definitions through system-level use case modeling.
• Prototype new use cases to understand the compute and memory requirements, and influence future software/hardware features and reference device specification.Minimum Qualifications:
  • 9+ years of experience in systems engineering with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, information systems, computer science, or related field.
  • Hands-on experience in defining systems architecture and software design for multi-core architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, etc.), including performance analysis on heterogeneous architectures (core, multi-level cache, memory, etc.).
  • Proficiency in documenting call flows and data flows for both software and hardware components.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.Preferred Qualifications:
    • 8+ years of experience in systems engineering with master's and/or PhD degree in electrical engineering, information systems, computer science.
    • Proven expertise in AR/VR, computer vision, machine learning, perception, camera technology, graphics pipeline, hardware design, SoC architecture, HW/SW partitioning, and system modeling (power, performance).
    • Proficiency in C++, and Object-Oriented SW design.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.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 or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found . 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.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 .
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