Embedded USB Applications Engineer

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Job Description:

ASICs provide integrated solutions for mobile phone products worldwide. Customer engineering supports customers with all aspects of embedded software and systems development. This includes assisting OEMs with designs, providing training, debugging, assistance in optimizing and integrating software. It exposes the candidate to the key players in the wireless industry worldwide and places him or her right in the heart of the dynamism of 3G wireless deployment.

• This position is responsible for supporting customers in our USB and other peripheral drivers across our family of MSM chipsets.
• The role requires interfacing with handset developers, interoperability partners and wireless carriers worldwide.
• Training, assisting customers with software design, integration, development, system debugging, handling customer Q & A, and interfacing closely with internal developers are some of the key activities in this position.
• Some travel for on-site customer support will be required.

Skills/Experience:
This is a very challenging position that requires the candidate to learn and internalize software and operation concepts very quickly. The candidate will support a wide range of software discussions, ranging from low level embedded software to high-level carrier features.

Key skills include :

• Strong software debugging skills on embedded real time operating systems
• Strong experience in C and Assembler programming
• Software device driver development experience (specially in USB, I2C or other communication related drivers)
• Demonstrated expertise with Test equipment (JTAG/ICE debuggers, Oscilloscope, Logical Analyzer, USB protocol analyzer, etc. )
• The candidate is expected to have strong communication and interpersonal skills, high motivation, the ability to learn quickly, and must be a self-starter.
• This candidate will be responsible for driving OEM designs and the integration of system level components into customer handset designs.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science required.
• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.