Automotive Audio

Description:

The Automotive Audio Software Engineer will contribute to designing, developing, testing, and supporting audio drivers and automotive audio features for Qualcomm’s next-generation automotive entertainment systems. The role involves debugging audio issues, collaborating with global engineering teams, supporting customer engineering requests, and ensuring high-quality audio software solutions for embedded platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test, document, and support software for new automotive audio features

• Debug customer audio issues and coordinate with Customer Engineering teams

• Work closely with global automotive multimedia software teams

• Provide regular verbal and written status updates to project leads

• Adapt to changing requirements and manage deadlines effectively

• Collaborate with team members to achieve project goals

• Communicate issues proactively and troubleshoot complex software problems

• Write readable, maintainable code for significant features or bug fixes

• Perform unit testing to validate code stability and functionality

• Prioritize deliverables with minimal supervision

• Resolve technical issues and escalate complex ones when needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

• Strong knowledge of embedded C/C++ programming

• Understanding of low-level software/hardware interfaces in real-time, multi-threaded environments

• Knowledge of operating systems such as Android, QNX, embedded Linux, or Greenhills Integrity

• Experience with software development tools (debuggers, git, Perforce, IDEs, build tools)

• Ability to diagnose multimedia performance issues

• Strong communication and analytical skills

• Detail-oriented and highly organized

Desired Characteristics:

• Passion for high-quality programming and audio software excellence

• Strong collaboration and communication skills across time zones

• Ability to quickly resolve complex problems

• Proactive, adaptable, and able to handle setbacks

• Organized, analytical, and results-driven

Additional Requirements:

• Experience in embedded software or driver development (2+ years preferred)

• Knowledge of virtualization and para-virtualized drivers is an asset

• Understanding of multimedia frameworks:

  • QNX MMF/io-audio/Dev-A, OpenMAX, Android Multimedia Framework

  • AudioFlinger, Audio HAL, ALSA, GStreamer

• Working knowledge of audio/voice codecs: MP3, AAC, WMA, AC3, Dolby, DTS, FLAC, AMR, QCELP, etc.

• Experience in audio processing pipelines for playback, capture, transcoding, streaming, voice, etc.

• Familiarity with audio processing algorithms (IIR, MBDRC, EC/NS, AGC, limiter, SRC)

• Strong understanding of streaming/networking protocols: RTP, RTSP, HLS, HTTP, UDP, Bluetooth

• Commitment to Qualcomm’s confidentiality and security policies

• Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and provides hiring accommodations