3 days ago
Tijuana, MexicoEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Integrate, test, characterize, and validate audio recording and MEMS microphone-processing technologies.
- Perform audio measurements, evaluate audio algorithms and systems, and conduct tuning and system-level debugging.
- Configure and debug microphone signal paths, channel mapping, audio routing, and related system configurations.
- Design and execute controlled acoustic experiments using prototype and reference hardware.
- Collect and analyze audio recordings and measurement data using waveform, spectral, RMS, sound pressure level, noise, and other objective techniques.
- Develop scripts and tools to automate audio data collection, processing, analysis, and results generation.
- Reproduce and troubleshoot audio-quality and system-level issues and collaborate with algorithm and systems engineers on solutions.
- Document test procedures, configurations, results, and technical findings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Acoustics, Audio Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Coursework or project experience in acoustics, digital signal processing, audio engineering, or a related field.
- Fundamental understanding of acoustics and audio measurement concepts, including decibels, sound pressure level, frequency, amplitude, calibration, and frequency-domain analysis.
- Understanding of digital signal processing fundamentals such as sampling, filtering, gain, noise, and dynamic range.
- Programming or scripting experience with Python, MATLAB, C, C++, or similar languages, including coursework or academic project experience.
- Ability to analyze technical data, troubleshoot problems, and communicate technical results clearly.
- Interest in hands-on laboratory work involving audio systems, microphones, measurement equipment, and prototype hardware.
- Preferred qualifications include academic, internship, research, or project experience with audio signal processing, acoustics, embedded systems, or audio measurement.
- Preferred qualifications include familiarity with microphones, audio recording systems, acoustic measurement techniques, mobile or embedded systems, Android audio architecture, audio routing, and embedded audio systems.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with Python or MATLAB for signal analysis, visualization, or test automation and familiarity with audio laboratory and embedded-system diagnostic equipment.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a public semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1985, that designs and sells wireless chipsets and platforms for mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and networking, notably the Snapdragon application processors and 5G modems. It also licenses a large portfolio of cellular patents to device makers, generating revenue alongside chip sales; its technology underpins many Android smartphones and emerging automotive and edge-compute systems, and it trades on NASDAQ as QCOM.