XR Perception Systems Engineer, Sr

Qualcomm

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San Diego, Ca,Us, US Posted 63 days ago $122,500$183,700 / year

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TL;DR

Join Qualcomm Technologies as a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in XR chipset architectures, focusing on optimizing perception workloads for mobile devices. This role involves deep analysis of hardware and software features to enhance performance, power efficiency, and concurrency across various BSP components. You will profile algorithms, identify bottlenecks, and propose optimizations for both single and concurrent execution scenarios, collaborating closely with Perception teams to align with upcoming hardware advancements. Key skills include experience in profiling real-time workloads, understanding system-level execution on embedded platforms, and strong programming abilities in C/C++ and Python. This position requires expertise in OS principles and HW/SW interactions, as well as the ability to coordinate across multiple teams and communicate technical insights effectively.

Skills

C C++ Python BSP RTOS IPC Distributed Computing Debugging Performance Profiling Optimization Machine Learning Computer Vision Embedded Systems Multi-core Processors GPU DSP

What you'll do

  • Analyze chip-to-chip differences impacting perception performance and concurrency.
  • Profile perception algorithms for bottlenecks in singular and concurrent scenarios.
  • Propose optimizations for resource allocation to meet product latency goals.
  • Understand connectivity options affecting distributed perception workload partitioning.
  • Debug BSP software components that impact perception workloads.
  • Collaborate with Perception teams to drive algorithm optimizations per chip.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 2+ years of Systems Engineering experience.
  • Experience in performance profiling and optimization of real-time workloads like perception/ML/CV pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of system-level execution on embedded platforms including compute accelerators and runtime stacks.
  • Practical experience analyzing BSP/runtime interactions affecting compute workloads, including IPC overhead and memory effects.
  • Proficient programming skills in C/C++ and Python for debugging complex systems.
  • Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and communicate technical risks effectively.

Market check

Salary context

This $122,500–$183,700 range sits above 27% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$141,850$212,850

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$152,662$216,250

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Qualcomm

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