**Company:** Qualcomm Germany GmbH **Job Area:** Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering **General Summary:** **Overview:** We now have an opening for a senior FAE style role with a customer facing focus, the candidate must have very good communications skills for the target region of the role in addition to English. We are looking for a highly enthusiastic team player that is completely at ease talking to customers at a roadmap technical level and during business discussions that also has a background in Software applications. We have several roles and will be looking for candidates in Germany, France and Italy close to Industrial and partner companies. Qualcomm offers highly competitive salaries and a generous benefits package including healthcare, Bonus, RSU share scheme as well as ESPP share saving schemes. **Company Overview:** Qualcomm is a world leading communications company with over 40,000 global employees. Qualcomm’s heritage comes as a world leader in mobile phone technology and now we have successfully diversified into the Automotive arena for infotainment and telematics. We are now continuing our diversification into IoT based on exciting new Qualcomm SoC based products with next generation AI, Machine learning, computer vision and cellular communication technologies. Qualcomm enables and collaborates across the ecosystem to unlock the vast potential of IoT to truly transform industries through turnkey solutions, driving the convergence of advanced connectivity, high performance compute, low power processing and AI on the Edge. **Job function:** To join Qualcomm’s Customer Engineering team in an FAE/SW applications role. To forge strong and trusted relationships with key Industrial partners, to support customer development of exciting new Qualcomm SoC based products with next generation AI, Machine learning, computer vision and cellular communication technologies. **FAE SW Apps role:** + Build relationships with Industrial customers and partners. + Support customers in their product development lifecycle + Support business teams in their discussions with customers + Understand key aspects of customers system requirements and designs. + To train customers and partners on Qualcomm’s platforms and features + Collaborate across multiple teams and locations + Travel extensively to directly support customers. **Skills/experience:** Required: + Fluent German written and oral communication. + Good English written and oral communication. + 14+ years of industrial experience supporting embedded/industrial IOT customers based on Tier1 chipsets. + Strong communication and interpersonal skills, high motivation, the ability to learn quickly and must be a self-starter. Preferred: + Familiar with embedded system and real-time OS - exposure to one or more of Linux, Yocto, Ubuntu, windows systems – bring-up, device tree, peripheral customizations. + Understanding of computer system architecture (core, cache, memory models, bus architecture, etc.) + Experience in C/C++ programming, systems knowledge. + Experience with testing tools/scripts (python, shell script) development on Windows and Linux. + Hardware systems design experience **Education requirements:** + Masters, Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. + Must demonstrate excellent communication skills in either German, French or Italian (as per location) and English (both written and oral). Multiple Locations possible **Minimum Qualifications:** • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. • 3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. • 3+ years of experience with debugging techniques. **Preferred Qualifications:** • Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 10+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. • 2+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Sr. Director and above). • Experience in a customer-facing role. **Principal Duties and Responsibilities:** • Leverages advanced Software Application knowledge to provide critical technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, customer training, product demonstrations, commercialization, customization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. • Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customer personnel to identify complex customer problems, debug complex issues in customer design software systems, and recommend innovative solutions. • Drives critical system architecture and feature-specific customizations tailored for customer requirements from proof of concept to final product commercial launches. • Assesses potential application of company products, prepares detailed product specifications, disseminates highly technical information on specific software areas, and/or troubleshoots highly complex issues regarding software tools and products. • Writes highly complex product technical documentation, application notes, and FAQs; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers. **Level of Responsibility:** • Works independently with minimal supervision. • Provides supervision/guidance to other team members. • Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group. • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. 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