XR Perception Systems Engineer

Responsible for in-depth analysis of XR and mobile chipset architectures for concurrent Perception workloads and enabling implementation of optimal use of hardware and software features. We seek a passionate engineer with deep software and system design experience to develop an understanding of chip-to-chip HW/SW enhancements impacting perception execution, analyzing system bottlenecks across key BSP components, and proposing algorithm and system-level optimizations for both single and concurrent perception workloads. Our solutions leverage dedicated hardware, multi-core processors, DSP, and GPU cores to provide Head Tracking, Hand Tracking, 3D Scene Understanding, Object Detection and Tracking, Depth for building XR experiences across a portfolio of solutions., * Understand and analyze chip-to-chip differences (e.g., on-chip compute/AI accelerators, DSP/HTP variants, memory subsystem characteristics, etc.) that impact perception performance, power, latency, and concurrency behavior.

• Profile perception algorithms in both singular and concurrent execution scenarios; identify bottlenecks, resource contention, scheduling inefficiencies, and memory bandwidth constraints.
• Collaborate with Perception teams and drive perception algorithm optimizations per chip, aligned with upcoming hardware and software improvements.
• Propose and maintain concurrency priorities and resource allocation/reservation strategies across perception algorithms to meet product latency and throughput goals.
• Understand connectivity options (e.g., device-to-device / distributed compute scenarios) and analyze how connectivity choices affect distributed perception workload partitioning, latency, and robustness.
• Understand and debug BSP software components that impact perception workloads, including fastrpc, qurt, QNN, QAIRT (and related runtime/IPC/execution paths)., Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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

*Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).

Skills / Experience Required

• Experience in performance profiling, debugging, and optimization of real-time or latency-sensitive workloads (preferably perception / ML / CV pipelines).
• Strong understanding of system-level execution on embedded platforms, including compute accelerators and runtime stacks and their performance tradeoffs across chip variants.
• Practical experience analyzing BSP/runtime interactions that affect compute workloads (e.g., IPC overhead, scheduling behavior, memory/DDR effects).
• Strong programming and debugging skills in C/C++ and Python (or equivalent).
• Experience with OS principles and HW/SW interactions
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams, track technical dependencies, and communicate risks/impact clearly to technical leads and stakeholders.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $122,500.00 - $183,700.00

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