Qualcomm Intl Inc., Mexico Branch Office
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering
General Summary:
Qualcomm is a global leader in connected intelligent edge, focusing on AI, edge computing and connectivity. Our fast ‑ growing Industrial and Embedded IoT (IE ‑ IoT) BU leads the transformation of industries through intelligent edge solutions that combine connectivity, compute, and AI. We expand our global talent in applied edge AI to support our customers ’ digital transformation across many verticals and industries.
In this position you will be involved and participate in building best-in-class solutions and tools needed to enable state-of-the-art technologies for next generation mobile/embedded machine learning platforms for robotics , IOT devices and datacenter . In this role, you will work in a dynamic environment, be part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborate with internal teams, work with popular neural network frameworks, and understand the architecture of Qualcomm’s SOC and ML HW accelerators. You will support applications using machine learning tools and frameworks that enable making models smaller and run efficiently on all edge devices.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
Proficiency in deep learning and machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, TFLite , PyTorch , Onnx and deployment ‑ oriented inference workflows.
Experience with software engineering foundations (Python/C++), containerization, AI accelerators, and profiling tools; coupled with fluency in modern inference/runtime stacks.
Experience with different Neural Network architectures: DNNs, CNNs, RNNs/LSTMs, GANs, LLMs, etc.
Theoretical knowledge of hybrid AI designs : placing workloads across device/edge/cloud; knowledge of data pipelines, streaming/vision services, vector/RAG stores, feature stores, and observability.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Support deployment of computer vision and generative AI models (e.g., LLMs and vision-language models) on Qualcomm platforms (IoT, Datacenter) , helping customers move from development to commercialization.
Support pre-sales and post-sales customer engagements as a solution engineer, translating business requirements into technical solutions, optimizing AI workloads, providing deployment guidance, and driving issue investigation and resolution.
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners (OEMs, ISVs, system integrators, and cloud providers) to align requirements and validate end-to-end solutions.
Improve tools, workflows and documentation by identifying gaps, implementing enhancements, and measuring impact.
Act as a technical lead for customer engagements, supporting projects from discovery through solution selection , PoC, pilot, early production and commercial solution launches.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.
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