AI/ML Camera Lead Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$186,700–$280,100 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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TL;DR · AI/ML Camera Lead Engineer

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 spaces. This role involves collaborating with architects to define micro-architectures for image and video processing pipelines while owning ASIC IP blocks from architecture through RTL delivery. You will develop high-quality RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL, performing synthesis, timing, and low-power analysis to meet PPA goals. Additionally, you will lead GenAI initiatives by overseeing internal benchmark suites for LLMs and developing agentic AI solutions for RTL development and verification workflows. Required expertise includes ASIC design flows, Python, C++, or Java, and practical experience with LLMs or embedding models applied to engineering workflows within camera, ISP, and multimedia hardware.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement ASIC IP blocks from initial architecture through RTL delivery.
  • Develop high-quality RTL using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL for camera and multimedia hardware.
  • Run synthesis and review results to ensure performance, power, and area (PPA) goals are met.
  • Perform and review CDC, low-power, timing, and design rule checks.
  • Oversee the design and delivery of internal benchmark suites for LLMs used in hardware design.
  • Develop agentic AI solutions to assist with RTL development, review, debug, and verification workflows.
  • Identify and prototype impactful GenAI research directions for hardware and chip design.
  • Create and maintain micro-architecture and design documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of relevant work experience.
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with ASIC RTL design and proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
  • Solid understanding of ASIC design flows, including synthesis, timing, CDC, and low-power analysis.
  • Experience with camera/ISP, image processing, video, multimedia, computer vision, or DSP hardware.
  • Proficiency in Python (and/or C++/Java) for tooling, automation, and GenAI evaluation workflows.
  • Practical experience with LLMs, embedding models, or agentic AI systems applied to engineering workflows.
  • Experience with SystemC or hardware modeling (preferred).
  • Prior ASIC implementation of camera or image processing IP (preferred).
  • Experience defining or maintaining benchmarking and evaluation frameworks for ML/LLM systems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks or tools used for code generation, review, or analysis (preferred).
  • Scripting experience in Python, TCL, Perl, or shell supporting RTL or GenAI flows (preferred).

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