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Qualcomm Hardware Applications Engineer - Cambridge, UK in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Applications Engineering
General Summary:
About the role
Customer facing hands on engineering role in a world leading fabless Semiconductor company developing high end multicore personal audio SoCs.
Work on challenging projects within a highly motivated, diverse and skilled team of Embedded Systems Engineers delivering world class support on our industry leading Bluetooth personal audio SoCs.
Engage directly with global Tier 1 customers and Qualcomm regional customer Engineers to accelerate customer project development through to commercial launch and beyond. Work at the cutting edge of personal audio development blending your hardware skills and embedded software abilities to ensure that customers’ technical requirements are fulfilled, and their problems resolved.
Become a key contributing member of an R&D team shaping the future of personal audio. The role proactively enhances the customer experience by contributing to the continual improvement of Qualcomm’s SoCs, Application Development Kits (ADKs), customer facing tools and associated content.
What we would like to see
Engineering degree or equivalent qualification, preferably within a hardware domain
Demonstrable hardware domain expertise
Relevant technical experience in a customer facing, problem solving based role
Competent in embedded C programming
Experience with embedded systems debugging hardware and software using PC software tools and ancillary instrumentation
Ability to rapidly learn new skills as required by assigned tasks
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
What would make you stand out
Demonstrable understanding of RF, circuit, component, electrical and electronic theories
Solid comprehension of hardware specifications, component selection methodology, system architecture implementations, RF regulatory certification and standards qualification
Good understanding of coding practices, software architecture principles, source code control and configuration management
Experience in a common scripting language (e.g. Python)
Demonstrable ability to understand issues from system level down to detailed hardware and software components
Exhibits a “can-do” attitude; Takes ownership of problems, works across multi-disciplined teams and drives fixes to conclusion
Diagnostic and analytical skills with a limited amount of technical information
Ability to think outside the box and devise creative workarounds in high pressure situations
Makes technical, program and customer related decisions with little supervision where no obvious process is available
Dynamic and outgoing personality with proven customer facing skills and solid business acumen
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Hands-on experience of enterprise CRM systems (such as Salesforce)
Some of the things you may be involved with
Own first tier customer support and initial debugging for issues raised by customers the European region
Manage and resolve customer support requests
Perform offline debugging of customer issues
Take the lead on holding technical calls and live debug sessions with customers
Develop tools, sample code and example applications for customers
Host technical workshops for customers at Qualcomm sites
Deliver real-time technical training to customers
Perform offline reviews of customer designs
Champion the customer in key internal meetings
Foster strong relationships with and deliver technical support to Customer Engineering teams
Contribute to and deliver new feature training to Customer Engineering teams
Work closely with development team colleagues to drive key product issues through to resolution
Be an early adopter of Engineering and Commercial software releases
Proactively contribute to deliverable product content
Develop and deliver product demos
Support Marketing and Sales colleagues on key customer engagements
Develop at least one Product or Technology speciality with hardware domain focus
Proactively contribute to continuing professional development of the team
Stay up to date on relevant industry specifications
Report weekly on operational topics, product issues, customer projects and customer experience feedback
*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.
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