Embedded Software Senior Engineer –SoC Firmware

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Join our diverse and innovative team

When you work for Qualcomm, you join a global leader in wireless technology and a pioneer in 5G. You also become part of a diverse and inclusive team that values collaboration, creativity, and excellence. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of connectivity and make a positive impact on the world. You will also have access to learning and development programs, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates your achievements and supports your growth.

You will be part of the Core Platform bootloader team enabling diverse Qualcomm SoCs to boot all the way from ROM firmware till OS entry. Areas this team works on, but not limited to, include several stages of system initialization, secure boot and authentication, platform and device configurations, execution environment enablement across new emerging CPU architectures, enabling latest industry tuned peripherals and interfaces, multicore and multithreaded scheduler based boot initializations, next-gen volatile (DDRx) and non-volatile memory (UFS, NVMe, eMMC, NAND, SPI-NOR, etc) device and interfaces (USB, PCIe) initializations and device driver development.

You will be expected to collaborate closely with a team of engineers from multiple SW and firmware technology teams, besides product verification, system, architecture, tools and test teams, to instrument the firmware features and meet the myriad use cases for Qualcomm internal, OEM customization and commercialization.

You will be a highly motivated engineer, a team player who is passionate to learn new technologies and write low level firmware that drives hardware and SoC. Your responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Design, development and integration of SoC firmware features, diagnostics and test capabilities for QCT boot platforms.
• Strong coordination and collaboration across a wide range of technical areas to include software, hardware, ASIC, integration, architecture, emulation and simulation teams.
• Paying attention to the details during all phases of firmware design, development, integration, testing and release.
• Work with Emulation, HW design teams, as necessary, in verifying and debugging firmware, driver and resolving platform issues.
• Efficient and secure coding (i.e., cognizant of not exposing security exploits) plus driving code review of firmware logic updates with all required stakeholders.
• On time execution of defined tasks and deliverables, driving dependencies with other teams to closure.

What are we looking for?

• 4 to 7 years of experience with embedded systems.
• C Programming.
• Device Driver development.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong collaborative skills working with multiple teams.

Additional skills are a plus:

• Chip/SoC on-target, emulation and simulation platform bringup and debug experience.
• Highly proficient in C, with a focus on system initialization and low-level code.
• Good analytical, debugging and problem solving skills.
• ARM microprocessor architecture and ARM Assembly language experience.
• Good understanding of basic real-time/embedded programming, resource-constrained environments, and operating system loaders.
• Open Source bootloader firmware experiences - UEFI Tianocore EDK2, coreboot, uboot, TF-A, Zephyr RTOS.

Education Requirements

• Required: Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus.
• Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Employee stock purchase scheme.
• Matching pension scheme.
• Education Assistance.
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed).
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance.
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being.
• Bicycle purchase scheme.
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more.

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.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.