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Multimedia Project Engineering Lead

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designs and develops technologies for generation or manipulation of content targeted at human senses or machine perception, including speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, and augmented/virtual reality.

Role type

Senior IC Multimedia Project Engineering Lead (Systems & ML)

Builds

Multimedia systems-level software, hardware, and products for Qualcomm's product families

Domain

Consumer electronics / Multimedia Systems / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Algorithm Design, System Architecture, Cross-functional Leadership, Technical Strategy, Data Engineering, Topology Evaluation, Performance Optimization, Patent Application Review

Preferred skills

Master's or Ph.D. in CS/EE, 11+ years Systems Engineering, 2+ years in specific multimedia domains (speech, audio, imaging, CV, display, sensing, biometrics, AR/VR)

Technologies

SOC-level partitioning, Simulation Modeling, Data Analysis Tools, Open-source community tools

Responsibilities

Aligns multiple teams to address issues and generate solutions; creates well-defined architectures that meet ambiguous requirements; executes on design reviews to drive platform development; leads cross-functional efforts to gather customer requirements; oversees technical vision for testing and validation; reviews proposals or roadmaps for machine learning solutions; evaluates topologies against performance and cost variables; acts as an expert resource on industry trends and competitors' products; leverages deep technical expertise to define future solutions and strategic direction.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with supervision of other supervisors/managers