Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

This role is with the Core Platform PMIC Software Development team. Qualcomm is seeking a talented embedded and firmware software engineer to join its Core Platform PMIC software development team. As a member of this team, you’ll play a crucial role in creating cutting-edge software solutions for

power regulation, system clocking, ADC, IOs, Battery Management, and user interface components such as camera flash, haptics, backlight, and LEDs across various operating systems. Our work spans platforms such as boot loaders, Windows, UEFI, Linux, Android, and various real-time operating systems (RTOS) like Zephyr and FreeRTOS.

Responsibilities:

Power Management and IO Development:

• Collaborate with hardware designers and system architects to gather requirements and define new HW/SW systems.
• Develop software for power management, IO interfaces, Battery Management, and user interfaces (e.g., camera flash, LEDs, keys, haptics, backlight).

Kernel Software Development:

• Work closely with kernel software engineers to implement new features and frameworks in UEFI, Windows, and Linux kernels.

Collaboration:

• Partner with Qualcomm’s ecosystem to develop new products.
• Assist customer engineering teams in launching Qualcomm-powered products.

Market Expansion:

• Beyond mobile/smartphone/laptop/desktop markets, contribute to emerging segments such as wearables, automotive, drones, and other IoT areas.

Basic Qualifications/Skillset

4+ Years of SW Development Experience:

• Proficiency in C/C++ development on mobile devices (e.g., IoT, smartphones).

RTOS Knowledge:

• Understanding of memory management, timers, interrupt architecture, and threads.
Prior exposure to Zephyr RTOS is advantageous.

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Driver Development:

Experience creating drivers for multi-core/CPU and multithreaded systems.

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Analog and Digital Circuit Theory:

Familiarity with circuit theory, especially analog and digital components.

USB Type-C PD and Battery Management Exposure:

Prior exposure to USB Type-C PD and battery management software is advantageous.

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Windows Software Architecture:

Experience with Windows DMF/WDF/WDM Software Architecture is a plus.

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Qualcomm Products:

• Familiarity with Qualcomm products is beneficial.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.
There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.



What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus

• Maternity/Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Matching pension scheme

• Education Assistance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being

• Bicycle purchase scheme

• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

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.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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