Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Multimedia Systems

General Summary:

This is an opportunity to join the Qualcomm Acoustics team and contribute to the development of exciting technologies. The successful candidate will have working knowledge and/or research experience in one or more of the following topics: spatial audio capture and reproduction, electroacoustic test and measurement, electro-acoustic transducer design, machine learning for audio and acoustics simulation including lumped parameter, finite element and boundary element methods. While candidates may cover a diverse range of academic backgrounds and experience, successful candidates will have a passion for audio/acoustics, be self-motivated, curious and comfortable working within an acoustics R&D lab environment. Daily activities include design, simulation, prototyping and evaluation of new audio and acoustic technologies.

Minimum Qualifications / Skills:

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Acoustics or related field. Skilled in MATLAB and/or Python.

 

Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

4+ years in an acoustics/audio engineering roleExperienced in use of COMSOL for electroacoustic analysisKnowledge of 3D modelingC/C++Max/MSPStrong background in Spatial Audio/ Higher Order AmbisonicsWorking audio DSP knowledgeStrong audio data preparation and presentation skills (FFT, spectrograms, filtering and denoising, audio feature extraction techniques, etc.)Solid understanding of Psychoacoustic fundamentalsExperienced with use of electroacoustic test and measurement tools like HATS, Audio Precision, HEAD Acoustics, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

*Works in the lab, can use hazardous chemicals (e.g., glue, machinery).

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$122,500.00 - $183,700.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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