Computer Vision System Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$129,500–$194,300 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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

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TL;DR · Computer Vision System Engineer

The Computer Vision System Engineer joins the Mobile Computer Vision and AI Systems Architecture Team to develop next-generation mobile solutions for imaging, perception, and computational photography. You will drive architecture definition for deep learning engines and computer vision accelerators, focusing on compute, memory, dataflow, scheduling, and quantization. Daily responsibilities include defining HW/SW partitioning strategies across CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, NPUs, and dedicated accelerators to maximize performance-per-watt. You will analyze neural network workloads to improve power efficiency and memory bandwidth while developing performance models for AI applications. Required skills include expertise in CNNs, Transformers, and Vision Transformers, alongside proficiency in C/C++ and Python. The role solves technical challenges in hardware-aware algorithm design and real-time implementation for mobile vision systems, including object detection, tracking, and scene understanding.

What you'll do

  • Map state-of-the-art computer vision and deep learning models onto mobile AI accelerators and heterogeneous compute platforms.
  • Drive architecture development for deep learning engines including dataflows, tensor processing pipelines, and quantization techniques.
  • Analyze neural network workloads to identify architectural enhancements for performance, power efficiency, and memory bandwidth.
  • Define HW/SW partitioning strategies across CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, NPUs, and dedicated accelerators.
  • Develop workload characterization methodologies and performance models for computer vision and AI applications.
  • Conduct top-down architecture exploration from algorithm requirements through hardware implementation projections.
  • Define next-generation AI engine features based on evolving computer vision workloads and hardware constraints.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of relevant work experience.
  • PhD in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Strong understanding of mobile computer vision applications including object detection, tracking, segmentation, and computational photography.
  • Expertise in system architecture and HW/SW partitioning for computer vision and AI workloads.
  • Strong understanding of deep learning accelerator architectures, including tensor processing and neural network bottlenecks.
  • Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python with hands-on experience in algorithm prototyping and performance analysis.
  • Multiple years of experience developing mobile computer vision and AI systems (preferred).

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