Audio HW Systems senior Engineer
Qualcomm · Hyderabad · 2+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-03-27
About the role
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering
Responsibilities: - The Audio Systems team is looking for a highly motivated Audio HW Systems Engineer with deep expertise in MIPI SoundWire and SDCA, and a passion for influencing industry standards through active participation in the MIPI SoundWire Working Group.
- In this role, you will work with a diverse team of HW Systems, Audio Systems, Algorithm, and Software experts to define, architect, and deliver next-generation audio codecs and SoundWire-based subsystem solutions for mobile phones, compute platforms, XR, automotive, and a wide range of IoT devices.
- Members of the team enjoy working at the intersection of industry standardization, system architecture, and real-world product deployment
- contributing technologies that shape future specifications and are commercialized at scale on Snapdragon platforms.
- Lead and contribute to MIPI SoundWire and SDCA standardization efforts, in cluding active participation in SoundWire
- Working Group discussions, reviews, and proposals
- Drive SoundWire and SDCA architecture definition for audio codecs, speaker amplifiers, and audio subsystems across Qualcomm platforms
- Define and review SoundWire HW-SW interfaces, data/control flows, discovery, enumeration, synchronization, and power management
- Support end-to-end HW–SW system design, development, prototyping, validation, and commercialization of audio solutions
- Collaborate with internal algorithm, software, and platform teams to ensure robust, power-efficient, and scalable HW-SW implementations
- Support customer engagements involving Audio Codec, Speaker Amplifier, debugging, and performance optimization
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multi-tasked environment
- Self-starter mindset with strong ownership and accountability
- Excellent verbal, written, and technical presentation skills
- Quick learner, self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a globally distributed team
- Aspiration for technical excellence and industry leadership
Qualifications: - Solid knowledge of audio interfaces such as SoundWire, I2S, Slimbus, PCM, PDM
- Solid background in Audio Codec, Speaker Amplifier, and SoundWire-based system architectures
- Proficiency in end-to-end audio system prototyping and integration
- Experience with audio codec HW system design (analog, digital, or mixed-signal)
- Understanding of HW–SW co-design, control/data plane interfaces, and embedded system constraints
- Hands-on experience with audio subsystem bring-up, debugging, and validation on embedded platforms
- Experience using Audio Precision and codec evaluation platforms
- Awareness of recent trends in audio codec and interface standardization
- Strong problem-solving skills and system-level thinking
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Qualifications
- Solid knowledge of audio interfaces such as SoundWire, I2S, Slimbus, PCM, PDM
- Solid background in Audio Codec, Speaker Amplifier, and SoundWire-based system architectures
- Proficiency in end-to-end audio system prototyping and integration
- Experience with audio codec HW system design (analog, digital, or mixed-signal)
- Understanding of HW–SW co-design, control/data plane interfaces, and embedded system constraints
- Hands-on experience with audio subsystem bring-up, debugging, and validation on embedded platforms
- Experience using Audio Precision and codec evaluation platforms
- Awareness of recent trends in audio codec and interface standardization
- Strong problem-solving skills and system-level thinking
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Responsibilities
- The Audio Systems team is looking for a highly motivated Audio HW Systems Engineer with deep expertise in MIPI SoundWire and SDCA, and a passion for influencing industry standards through active participation in the MIPI SoundWire Working Group.
- In this role, you will work with a diverse team of HW Systems, Audio Systems, Algorithm, and Software experts to define, architect, and deliver next-generation audio codecs and SoundWire-based subsystem solutions for mobile phones, compute platforms, XR, automotive, and a wide range of IoT devices.
- Members of the team enjoy working at the intersection of industry standardization, system architecture, and real-world product deployment
- contributing technologies that shape future specifications and are commercialized at scale on Snapdragon platforms.
- Lead and contribute to MIPI SoundWire and SDCA standardization efforts, in cluding active participation in SoundWire
- Working Group discussions, reviews, and proposals
- Drive SoundWire and SDCA architecture definition for audio codecs, speaker amplifiers, and audio subsystems across Qualcomm platforms
- Define and review SoundWire HW-SW interfaces, data/control flows, discovery, enumeration, synchronization, and power management
- Support end-to-end HW–SW system design, development, prototyping, validation, and commercialization of audio solutions
- Collaborate with internal algorithm, software, and platform teams to ensure robust, power-efficient, and scalable HW-SW implementations
- Support customer engagements involving Audio Codec, Speaker Amplifier, debugging, and performance optimization
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multi-tasked environment
- Self-starter mindset with strong ownership and accountability
- Excellent verbal, written, and technical presentation skills
- Quick learner, self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a globally distributed team
- Aspiration for technical excellence and industry leadership