Touch Sensor and Signal Processing Architect, Qualcomm, Inc.
A multidisciplinary engineering team at Qualcomm is looking for a system design engineer with experience designing discrete or integrated touch sensing solution for interfacing capacitive multi-touch sensors. As a member of this team you will be responsible for analysis and improvement of touch performance through algorithm analysis, implementation and optimal chipset partitioning.
[Responsibility] Develop power optimized solutions for several classes of capacitive multi-touch sensors delivering top-of-the-line user experience. This role will require modeling, simulation, prototyping, characterization and competitive analysis of hardware designs. Expect to work closely with hardware, firmware and chip designers to implement end-to-end functionality in process technology of choice.
[Education Requirements] Required: Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering with 7+ years of relevant industry experience
Preferred: Master's, Electrical Engineering with Digital Signal Processing focus with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
[Skills/Experience]
- Experience developing / implementing capacitive touch sensing algorithms for embedded environments. Experience with touch sensor technology on smartphones or tablets is a plus.
- Strong background in digital signal processing (DSP). Expertise in DSP algorithms like detection, equalization, filtering, synchronization, interpolation and tracking preferred.
- Proven experience implementing noise avoidance and mitigation techniques in sampled analog systems.
- Experience developing /prototyping DSP algorithms in MatLab or FPGA based rapid prototyping systems.
- Strong electrical engineering background and familiarity with low-power mixed-signal design. Knowledge of semiconductor technology and capability to conduct trade-off analysis for different implementations.
- Experience instituting design of experiments for characterization, benchmarking and failure analysis.
- Familiarity with LCD drive technologies and interface protocols is a plus.
- Familiarity with embedded peripheral interface protocols (SPI, I2C and USB) is desirable.
- Software development experience on real-time embedded systems using ANSI C is desirable. Knowledge of Qualcomm processors would be a plus.
- Self-motivation and strong problem solving ability. Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. Develop power optimized solutions for several classes of capacitive multi-touch sensors delivering top-of-the-line user experience. This role will require modeling, simulation, prototyping, characterization and competitive analysis of hardware designs. Expect to work closely with hardware, firmware and chip designers to implement end-to-end functionality in process technology of choice.
