Senior Engineer - Embedded Linux

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Role Overview 

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Engineer to join our Automotive Graphics Customer Engineering team. In this role, you will act as a key technical interface between Qualcomm's engineering teams and IVI/ADAS automotive customers, driving issue resolution, root cause analysis, and customer success on Qualcomm-powered platforms

Position Details 

Job Title: Senior Engineer 

Level: Senior Engineer 

Experience: 4 – 6 Years 

Location: Bangalore, India 

Department: QTI WT TADA Auto CE BDC 

Domain: Automotive / Embedded Systems 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide technical engineering support to Qualcomm IVI/ADAS automotive customers. 

• Collaborate with PDM and engineering teams to address customer requirements and resolve reported issues. 

• Support issues reported by customers in lab environments, drive tests, and certification processes. 

• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) of customer-reported issues and provide structured feedback to engineering teams. 

• Analyse graphics performance bottlenecks and recommend solutions across QNX/Android/Hypervisor-based platforms. 

• Develop and maintain debug scripts and automation tools to accelerate customer issue triage. 

• Engage in on-site or remote customer support as needed to drive issue closure. 

• Contribute to skill documentation, knowledge bases, and internal triage guides for the CE team. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline. 

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. 

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems or graphics engineering. 

• Working experience with Linux kernel device drivers, system stability, and boot architecture. 

• Working experience with Android, QNX, and hypervisor-based platforms (e.g., HQX). 

• Proficiency in C and C++ programming languages. 

• Working knowledge of Java and Python (scripting, automation, data extraction). 

• Familiarity with debug tools: GDB, ramdump/coredump analysis, memory profiling tools. 

Technical Skills & Domain Expertise 

Area 

Technologies / Tools 

Graphics 

OpenGL ES, OpenCL, Vulkan, UMD/KMD GPU Drivers, GPU Performance Analysis 

Debugging 

GDB, Ramdump, API Tracing, Coredump Analysis, Rendering Application Development 

Operating Systems 

Android (AOSP), QNX SDP 7.x, Linux Kernel, HQX Hypervisor 

Languages 

C, C++, Java, Python 

Debug Tools 

slog2info, SMMU / IOMMU debug, Graphics/DRM driver analysis, Systrace / Perfetto 

Platforms 

Automotive Platforms 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with GPU architecture and Graphics / DRM kernel graphics drivers. 

• Knowledge of Functional Safety (FuSa / ISO 26262) concepts for automotive-grade software. 

• Familiarity with SMMU/IOMMU, ECC fault handling and automotive safety error recovery. 

• Experience with CTS/VTS test suites, Vulkan conformance, and Android graphics compliance. 

• Exposure to multimedia pipelines: camera, display, video encode/decode on automotive SoCs. 

• Prior experience in customer-facing engineering or field application engineering roles. 

What We Offer 

🚗  Work on cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive platforms powering IVI and ADAS systems worldwide. 

🎯  Deep technical work spanning GPU drivers, OS internals, and real-time automotive debugging. 

🤝  Collaborate with a world-class engineering and customer engineering team in Bangalore. 

📈  Clear career path with exposure to global automotive OEM customers and Qualcomm's latest chipset roadmap. 

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