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San Diego, CA
Posted
56 days ago

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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As a Multimedia Systems Architect at our company, you will join a dynamic team of experts focused on developing efficient multimedia pipelines. Your role involves analyzing complex end-to-end multimedia flows, identifying optimization opportunities across hardware and software layers, and driving architectural decisions that enhance performance, power efficiency, and memory usage for real-world applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system-level requirements, explore bottlenecks in multimedia processing, and propose innovative solutions. Key responsibilities include modeling system behavior, conducting design reviews, and guiding technical vision across multiple product generations. Ideal candidates have a Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, along with extensive experience in systems engineering and multimedia domains such as speech, audio, imaging, and computer vision.

What you'll do

  • Analyze customer use cases to define system-level requirements for multimedia processing.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks in multimedia pipelines through exploration and analysis.
  • Propose architectural optimizations to enhance performance, power efficiency, and memory usage.
  • Drive decisions on resource distribution to balance multiple technical constraints.
  • Model and simulate system behavior to guide cross-team implementation strategies.
  • Act as the subject-matter expert for large-scale systems-level multimedia design.
  • Lead design reviews to ensure system performance meets product needs and customer expectations.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in Systems Engineering or multimedia-related fields.
  • Deep expertise in designing efficient, scalable multimedia pipelines.
  • Ability to analyze complex systems and propose architectural optimizations.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving technical vision.
  • Strong background in evaluating new algorithms and hardware/software partitioning.
  • Proven track record in high-level planning and technology strategy discussions.

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