VR/AR Systems Engineer (Display R&D)

Qualcomm's Advance Technology Group is seeking an XR Systems Engineer to prototype XR systems and software solutions for rapidly growing Snapdragon Augmented and Virtual Reality platforms. This is a hands-on system design and development role working with cutting edge XR display technology. A successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Linux driver development for XR display subsystems.
• Analyzing data sheets and Qualcomm reference device schematics to create blue-wiring instructions to attach prototype XR peripherals.
• Hands on debugging of experimental prototypes using DMM, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer.
• Analysis of XR display solutions using display metrology equipment.
• Analysis of XR systems using custom high-speed camera and robotic configurations.
• Integrating novel and custom XR peripherals into prototype XR systems starting from concept.
• Developing proof of concept implementations in collaboration with domain experts, internal teams, and external partners.
• Performing system tracing to identify XR specific constraints and verifying potentially innovative new solutions leveraging Snapdragon chipsets and platforms.
• Coordinating and contributing to the development of use cases, requirements, and system specifications.
• Writing high level system design documents and feature descriptions.
• Delivering proven designs into commercial products.

All Qualcomm employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years professional experience in multimedia technology areas such as augmented/virtual reality, sensing, imaging, displays, computer graphics, computer vision, cameras, biometrics, speech, and audio.
• Highly proficient with C/C++ on Linux and Android systems.
• Familiar with MIPI DSI protocols.
• Experience developing XR hardware platforms for head mounted devices.
• Advanced virtual and augmented reality design concepts including low-latency architectures, split-processing architectures, reprojection/warping, head/eye/body tracking, environmental reconstruction, video see-through mixed reality, and spatial codecs.
• Excellent communication skills with cross-functional teams designing complex products.
• System performance analysis and KPI generation for commercial products informing hardware design.
• Knowledge of quantitatively assessing hardware implementation requirements of algorithms.
• Power/performance use case specification, modeling, and optimization.
• CPU sub-system architecture, coprocessor interfaces, HW/SW partitioning, smart DMAs, HW compression.