VR Systems Architecture Lead
Posted on: 17 Jan 2023
San Diego, CA
Job Description
General Summary:
Qualcomm's XR Architecture Team is seeking a systems architect who will work on driving the next generation technologies and architectures, enabling the future of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality applications. The successful candidate may be responsible for:
Identifying, understanding, and documenting use cases and implementations of VR and related technologies
Leading technology, hardware, and software experts to translate use case requirements into implementation specifications
Driving system level on-target profiling to inform forward architecture definition
System level use case modeling to validate power and performance KPIs and optimize architecture definition
Defining and executing HW-SW partitioning analyses
Defining and executing HW-SW feature analysis to optimize for power and performance
Collaborating with technology experts to drive strategic direction in cross-functional VR related areas
For this multi-disciplinary role an ideal candidate has proven expertise in AR/VR, display technologies, GPUs, computer vision, machine learning, perception, camera technology, hardware design, SoC architecture, HW/SW partitioning, and/or system modeling (power, performance, thermal).
Preferred Qualifications
??- Master's degree and/or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years experience in HW architecture/design with emphasis on areas listed above
- Proven experience in conducting architectural trade-offs, power/performance analysis and/or SW-HW trade-offs
- Extensive knowledge of graphics pipeline, computer vision pipelines, machine learning methods and/or camera pipelines
- Experience with system level modeling (performance and/or power)
- Outstanding problem-solving skills
- Outstanding communication skills
- C/C++ and/or Python
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
*Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).
Qualcomm
San Diego, CA
QUALCOMM Incorporated designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital communication products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on code division multiple access (CDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access, and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products.
The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, wideband CDMA, CDMA time division duplex, long term evolution, and/or fifth generation standards and their derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including automotive, Internet of things, mobile, data center, and healthcare for supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications, and new industry segments.
The company also provides products and services for mobile health; products designed for the implementation of small cells; development, and other services and related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors; and software products, and content and push-to-talk enablement services to wireless operators. In addition, it licenses chipset technology, and products and services for use in data centers. QUALCOMM Incorporated was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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No. of Employees35, 400
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