Video DE Engineer

Qualcomm

Actively hiring

Santa Clara, CA Posted 48 days ago $167,000–$250,600 / year

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TL;DR

As a Principal Video Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, you will join a dynamic team focused on advancing video technology across mobile, automotive, XR, IoT, and compute domains. Your role involves researching and developing cutting-edge video codecs and computer vision hardware, designing complex systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance and quality metrics are met. You will leverage expertise in programming languages like C, C++, and Python, as well as experience in embedded systems and hardware design tools such as schematic capture and circuit simulation software. This position requires a master’s degree or higher in a relevant field along with extensive industry experience, ideally in large matrixed organizations, to tackle complex technical challenges and drive innovation in video technology.

Skills

C C++ Python Computer Vision Video Codec Hardware Design Schematic Capture Embedded Systems Docker Git CI/CD Linux Terraform AWS Kubernetes PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Designs and develops advanced video systems and hardware components.
Implements and verifies complex video encoder and decoder tasks.
Drives requirements and specifications for hardware development through architecture studies.
Ensures system performance meets key performance indicators and metrics.
Leads the design of new or modified video modules across various markets.
Writes detailed technical documentation for complex projects.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 4+ years of engineering experience.
Master's degree in a relevant field with 3+ years of video HW and systems experience.
Experience with hardware system design, integration, and simulation software.
Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Python for embedded systems.
Technical leadership role within a large matrixed organization.
Ability to research, develop, and verify complex video systems and components.

Market check

Salary context

This $167,000–$250,600 range sits above 72% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$128,235–$218,680

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$132,775–$217,212

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 564 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 531 roles with salary data.

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