Camera Systems Engineer
Qualcomm · San Diego, CA | Santa Clara, CA
About this role
Qualcomm is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in San Diego, CA | Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, Computer Vision, Data Structures. Compensation is listed at $148,300–$222,500 per year.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- San Diego, CA | Santa Clara, CA
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2025
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Job description
from Qualcomm careers##
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
## Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Camera Engineering
General Summary:
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* Apply deep expertise in Camera and Imaging Engineering to research and develop industry-leading Image Signal Processing (ISP) solutions.
* Design, develop, implement, and verify highly complex ISP systems, including both hardware and software tasks related to image and video analytics.
* Demonstrate strong familiarity with image processing and computer vision algorithms, along with solid knowledge of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the imaging domain.
* Serve as a technical expert in architecture, algorithm, and feature decomposition, driving hardware requirements and specifications. Ensure advanced KPIs, system performance, area, and power metrics are met. Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues.
* Act as a technical lead, fostering collaboration across teams and with customers to analyze product requirements for new architecture or modifications to existing designs. Address all addressable markets including Mobile, XR/AR, Automotive, IoT, and Compute.
* Possess strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python. Experience in one or more of the following is a plus: Android, ADAS, RTL design and verification, hardware modeling, embedded firmware, RTOS, ARM architecture. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies.