2027 Campus Hire_Associate Engineer_SW

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a global mobile technology company working across areas such as automotive, healthcare, smart cities, robotics and connected devices. Its software engineers develop software for mobile chipsets and connected platforms.

Role overview

Qualcomm is seeking energetic, creative and self-driven engineers to develop software across multimedia technologies, wireless modem technologies, platform-level software and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

Campus hires may work on real-time embedded software, device drivers, mobile software, firmware, communication protocols, application software and user interfaces.

Potential technical areas

Multimedia: Audio and video codecs, image processing and multimedia software stacks.

Wireless and connectivity: 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless modem technologies and communication protocols.

Platform software: Linux, Android, Windows, board support packages (BSPs), Linux drivers and kernel development.

IoT: Connected cameras, smart assistants, drones, virtual reality and augmented reality.

Embedded development: Real-time software, firmware and device drivers.

Application development: Embedded-platform applications, UI development and object-oriented software design.

Expected skills and knowledge

C/C++ programming and object-oriented design.

Operating-system concepts and data structures.

Linux/UNIX, Linux drivers and kernel-development fundamentals.

Wireless standards such as CDMA, GSM, UMTS and LTE.

Networking and communication protocols such as TCP, UDP, IP, SIP and RTP.

Multimedia concepts involving audio, video and imaging.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to collaborate effectively in a team.

Good verbal and written communication.

Minimum qualification

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.

The description also lists bachelor's and master's education in Computer Science Engineering, Communication Engineering and ECE.