Senior / Staff SoC Platform Software Engineer – AI Accelerator (NSP)

Company:

Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Keywords: NSP, Embedded Software, ARM, SoC Integration, Linux, RTOS, IPC, RPC, RPMsg, Memory Management, Device Driver, Debug Framework, Crash Dump, JTAG, ETM, Profiling, PMU, BSP, Device Tree

We are seeking a software engineer with expertise in Neural Signal Processor platform development, including SoC integration, inter-processor communication, memory management, debugging frameworks, and the design and optimization of NSP-specific tools.

You will work on ARM-based heterogeneous SoCs, enabling coordination between Linux and RTOS in multi-core environments, and support IPC, debugging, profiling, and crash analysis tools.

Job Description:

• NSP Core Platform
• IPC: Develop and maintain inter-processor communication.
• NSP Core Drivers: reset, clock, power, and interrupts ...etc.
• Debug Frameworks: lopping, diag, crash dump, and process dump software debugging mechanisms.
• Memory Management
• NSP Tools
• Performance Profiling Tool
• Runtime Debug Tool
• Crash Analysis Tool

Qualifications:

• Proficient in C and embedded platform development.
• Familiar with ARM architecture and SoC integration.
• Knowledge of IPC concepts (RPC/RPMsg)
• Understanding RTOS thread/memory management.
• Experience with debug/logging frameworks, JTAG/ETM usage.
• Familiar with device tree and BSP basics.
• Strong debugging skills across hardware/software boundaries.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE/CS or related field.

Preferred Qualifications：

• 3+ years in embedded platform or kernel/framework development.
• Familiar RTOS thread/memory management.
• Hands-on experience with RPC and cross-core coordination.
• Familiar with ftrace, crash, kgdb, and other debugging tools.
• Experience analyzing crash dump/PD dump/SSR dump.
• Knowledge of PMU profiling and runtime debug tools.
• Ability to read hardware specifications and translate into platform code.
• Experience working in globally distributed teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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