Camera Systems Engineer
Qualcomm
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $184,975–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $216k for comparable roles.
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has 621 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $147,900–$222,500 across 601 roles with salary data.
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The AI/ML Camera Lead Engineer joins the Camera Engineering team to drive innovation in human and computer vision technologies for mobile, automotive, XR, IoT, and compute devices. This technical leadership role involves designing and owning ASIC IP blocks from architecture through RTL delivery while collaborating with architects to define micro-architectures for image and video processing pipelines. The engineer will develop high-quality RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL, ensuring performance, power, and area goals are met through synthesis and timing analysis. Additionally, the role focuses on GenAI for hardware design, where the candidate will oversee internal benchmark suites for LLMs, develop agentic AI solutions for RTL workflows, and prototype research directions. Required skills include proficiency in Python, C++, or Java, experience with camera/ISP hardware, and practical knowledge of LLMs and embedding models applied to engineering workflows.
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