Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

We are looking for passionate and skilled software professionals with hands-on experience to provide software engineering solutions for development projects in the Security systems team. In this role, you will work with a team of multi-disciplined professionals to develop and optimize systems, tools and methods for QTI security solutions. During the design and development phases for these SoC’s, you will interact with and guide the relevant hardware and software teams to ensure that the final product can meet all target security requirements. The position will require you to work on security software development across Linux, Android, Zephyr and/or other proprietary software environments. You will be leading the overall Wearable security deliverables on these platforms, interacting with and collaborating with multiple internal teams across sites and potentially supporting external customers.

Key responsibilities:

· System Security Design: Define and implement security flows for Secure Boot, Authentication, and Provisioning using Qualcomm’s Root-of-Trust (RoT) solutions

· Designing, developing, coding, testing, and debugging Security related software on Embedded platforms.

· Developing software in C, C++, Assembly and Python to run on ARM, RISCV & Proprietary CPU platforms. Hands-on coding and debugging in C/C++ and Assembly across EL3 (Secure Monitor), QTEE (Trusted Execution Environment), and Hypervisor

· Low Power Security: Design security solutions for constrained environments, specifically Zephyr RTOS running on Cortex-M55 cores (Wearable Microcontroller/Display Co-Processor).

· Triage & Enablement: Debug complex security issues across power domains (Active vs. Deep Sleep/Hibernate) and support customer enablement for major OEMs.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites within India, as required to ensure quality work products are delivered.

· Follow defined methodologies, processes, and procedures for various software development activities.

· Demonstrate Self-motivation and strong initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision or direction.

Mandatory requirements:

· Bachelor's / master’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field.

· Minimum 2+ years of experience in Embedded software development and programming in C / C++ / Assembly.

· Strong understanding of Embedded hardware, Computer Architecture and Operating System concepts.

· Good understanding of OS concepts such as tasks, signals, timers, priorities, deadlocks, stacks, etc.

· Understanding of RTOS fundamentals like multi-threading, interrupt management, cache/memory management etc.

· Good expertise and experience on product security for embedded device

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. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

· Experience with code versioning tools (git / perforce) build tools (Makefiles/SCons), and debuggers like JTAG.

· Experience in leading and driving software development activities independently and working with multiple teams.

· Experience in managing software projects across all phases like Requirement analysis, Design and validations.

· Good understanding of Software Security Concepts, Public Key Cryptography, ARM TrustZone, Virtualization etc.

Preferred requirements:

· Good understanding of Software Security Concepts, Public Key Cryptography, ARM TrustZone, Virtualization, Hypervisor etc.

· Good communication skills & ability to work with engineers, partners & customers across cultures / geographical sites

· Good expertise and experience on product security for embedded devices, which may include a subset of the following skillsets:

o Symmetric & Asymmetric Cryptography,

o Device integrity & Authentication,

o Vulnerability detection methods,

o Exploit mitigation techniques,

o Hardware access control,

o Secure provisioning and debug,

o Key management and applied cryptography

Desirable Qualifications

· Understanding of a broad range of topics viz. Security systems, Cryptography, Linux Kernel, Android Frameworks etc.

· Good understanding of and experience on embedded processor architectures like ARMv8/9 or RISC-V processors.

· Prior exposure to / experience in working with Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms or similar System on Chip architecture.

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.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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