Engineer, Senior - BT Firmware

Company:Qualcomm India Private LimitedJob Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Job Overview - Dept Description and Job Duties: The BDC BT firmware team are looking for an adaptable, enthusiastic, and reliable individual to form an integral part of our BT controller firmware development team in Bangalore. The team develops complex new features and maintains Bluetooth controller firmware for products across the Mobile, IoT, wearable and hearable businesses. The team interfaces with the BT test, host, audio, and application development teams. The Team plays a pivotal role in developing complex BT features for the company’s Connectivity products in accordance with the BT SIG specifications and custom product requirements. Working within our team provides a unique opportunity to work across engineering disciplines from higher layer software to low-level hardware. Typical tasks for the successful applicant would include:

• Design and develop the BSP (processor, interrupt, drivers, power management) features for the Qualcomm BT controller IP
• Ensure the best possible KPIs (boot-time, power, robustness) for products across the different segments.
• Analysis and support bug fixes through the lifecycle of the project from ROM development to Customer Sampling (CS)
• Communication of status/bugs/issues to leads
• Software and hardware debug of issues
• Working with colleagues across geos and teams to optimize solutions.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics or Computer Science from an internationally recognized institution
• At least 3-6 years’ experience in embedded SW development using the C programming language

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an internationally recognized institution
• Experience in developing SW for Bluetooth controller

Educational Requirements:

Keywords: C Programming, Processor, BSP, Power Management, Firmware, Bluetooth, BT, Sniffer, Air logs

• Proficient C programming skills and extensive embedded development experience, preferably in the wireless communications area
• A solid understanding of processor architecture including bus interfaces and power management.
• A good understanding of electronic hardware and reading schematics.
• A good understanding of RTOS, serial interfaces and drivers.
• Experience working on BT upper or lower stacks and good understanding of BT controller specifications is a plus.
• Good to have knowledge of Radio fundamentals especially Bluetooth or WiFi
• Knowledge of Bluetooth sniffer tools, analysis of air traces and logs, usage of embedded debuggers.
• Work experience with ASIC emulators a plus
• Python scripting is a bonus
• Self-motivated, open minded, adaptable team player
• Comfortable with taking responsibility for their deliverables

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