Senior / Staff SoC Platform Software Engineer – AI Accelerator (NSP)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Hsinchu City, Taiwan
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proficient in C and embedded platform development.
- Familiar with ARM architecture and SoC integration.
- Knowledge of IPC concepts (RPC/RPMsg)
- Understanding RTOS thread/memory management.
- Experience with debug/logging frameworks, JTAG/ETM usage.
- Familiar with device tree and BSP basics.
- Strong debugging skills across hardware/software boundaries.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE/CS or related field.
Nice to have
- 3+ years in embedded platform or kernel/framework development.
- Familiar RTOS thread/memory management.
- Hands-on experience with RPC and cross-core coordination.
- Familiar with ftrace, crash, kgdb, and other debugging tools.
- Experience analyzing crash dump/PD dump/SSR dump.
- Knowledge of PMU profiling and runtime debug tools.
- Ability to read hardware specifications and translate into platform code.
- Experience working in globally distributed teams.
Full description
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Company:
Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:Keywords: NSP, Embedded Software, ARM, SoC Integration, Linux, RTOS, IPC, RPC, RPMsg, Memory Management, Device Driver, Debug Framework, Crash Dump, JTAG, ETM, Profiling, PMU, BSP, Device Tree
We are seeking a software engineer with expertise in Neural Signal Processor platform development, including SoC integration, inter-processor communication, memory management, debugging frameworks, and the design and optimization of NSP-specific tools.
You will work on ARM-based heterogeneous SoCs, enabling coordination between Linux and RTOS in multi-core environments, and support IPC, debugging, profiling, and crash analysis tools.
Job Description:
- NSP Core Platform
- IPC: Develop and maintain inter-processor communication.
- NSP Core Drivers: reset, clock, power, and interrupts ...etc.
- Debug Frameworks: lopping, diag, crash dump, and process dump software debugging mechanisms.
- Memory Management
- NSP Tools
- Performance Profiling Tool
- Runtime Debug Tool
- Crash Analysis Tool
Qualifications:
- Proficient in C and embedded platform development.
- Familiar with ARM architecture and SoC integration.
- Knowledge of IPC concepts (RPC/RPMsg)
- Understanding RTOS thread/memory management.
- Experience with debug/logging frameworks, JTAG/ETM usage.
- Familiar with device tree and BSP basics.
- Strong debugging skills across hardware/software boundaries.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE/CS or related field.
Preferred Qualifications：
- 3+ years in embedded platform or kernel/framework development.
- Familiar RTOS thread/memory management.
- Hands-on experience with RPC and cross-core coordination.
- Familiar with ftrace, crash, kgdb, and other debugging tools.
- Experience analyzing crash dump/PD dump/SSR dump.
- Knowledge of PMU profiling and runtime debug tools.
- Ability to read hardware specifications and translate into platform code.
- Experience working in globally distributed teams.
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.