Automotive Software Architect
Qualcomm · Shanghai, China · 5d ago
Company:
Qualcomm China
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:
Qualcomm is leveraging its expertise in wireless and computing technologies to drive a major technological revolution in the automotive industry. Having led the way in connected car technologies for over a decade, Qualcomm is now at the forefront of advancements in Automotive Infotainment, Telematics, ADAS/Autonomous Driving, and related technologies. The company is investing in cutting-edge innovations such as 5G, Cellular V2X, Computer Vision, and AI/Deep Learning. Collaborating closely with global automakers, Tier-1 suppliers, standards bodies, consortiums, and operators, Qualcomm is pushing the boundaries of automotive technology. The Qualcomm Automotive Team is seeking a SoC software architect to contribute to the development of next-generation automotive solutions.
As the SoC Software architect, you will be responsible for comprehending software product requirements, use cases, and applications, and their correlation to specific hardware blocks or sub-systems. Your role will involve defining software architecture for system requirements and collaborating with hardware and software teams to develop world-class solutions. The objective is to deliver top-tier, next-generation solutions to automotive customers worldwide.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Ownership and leadership of Architecture / Design / Development Strategy. Provide technical leadership and decision making to the product software development teams for software systems related matters.
- Work with other organizations across the company to develop unified SW architectures and define SW interfaces.
- Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.
- Collaborate with internal and external team in the definition or selection of SW solutions.
- Review and support in Detailed Design. Make recommendations and decisions on the SW implementation.
- Interact with multiple technologists in the company and within the industry as well as between developers and project managers to evaluate feasibility of requirements and determine priorities for development.
- Drives industry best practices for software engineering including ASPICE, FuSa and Cybersecurity compliance.
- Availability in key meetings pertinent to the technical discussions
- Communication of the technical solution internally and externally when needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 10 years of software experience in embedded software development for ARM based systems
- At the BS level, a minimum of 10 years, at the MS level, 8 years and at the PhD level, 5 years of software architecture experience.
- SW Development background in Embedded Systems. Good C/C++, Rust etc. programming and analytic skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven track record as a software system architect in automotive projects.
- Depth of knowledge in at least one technology area is expected (e.g., Linux kernel, Android framework, QNX platform, Multimedia, Security, Virtualization, Performance, Stability, machine learning etc.)
- Self-driven and comfortable spanning software, hardware, system, and commercialization skills.
- High level of focus on ensuring very successful projects.
- Exposure to automotive SW development processes and standards (e.g., ASPICE, ISO26262 and ISO21434)
- Proven ability to identify and solve complex engineering problems.
- Ability to utilize both technical and leadership experience.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
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