Multimedia Project Engineering Lead
$228,400 - $342,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Designs and develops technologies related to the generation or manipulation of content targeted at the human senses or machine perception, including speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, and augmented/virtual reality. Analyzes multimedia use cases and performs functional decomposition, system analysis, and simulation modeling to optimize performance and power across hardware and software.
What you'll do
- Analyze multimedia use cases and perform functional decomposition to drive implementation requirements into hardware or software. - Perform system analysis and use simulation modeling to propose algorithmic or system modifications for performance and power optimization. - Create architectures that address ambiguous requirements, guide systems-level software and hardware development, and decide how solutions are partitioned on the SOC level. - Execute design reviews, evaluate topologies against performance and cost variables, and reinforce design integrity based on platform constraints. - Oversee architectural decisions and technical vision for testing, data analysis, and design validation across multiple multimedia systems teams. - Review proposals, roadmaps, and experiments to train and evaluate machine learning solutions within the multimedia domain.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience (or Master's degree with 7+ years, or PhD with 6+ years). - Experience in system analysis and simulation modeling to evaluate algorithmic modifications and optimize system performance. - Experience defining architectures and functional requirements for systems-level hardware or software implementation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 11 years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. - 2 years of experience working in one or more multimedia technology areas (speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, or augmented/virtual reality).
Skills: system analysis, simulation modeling, algorithmic modifications, system performance, multimedia technology
This role has been open 185 days — well above the 53-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
103
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$203k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (103 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 23 | 103 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 735 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 53 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $203k |
Skills observed across this category: system analysis, simulation modeling, algorithmic modifications, system performance, multimedia technology
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 27 open roles · median 65 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 23 open roles · median 53 d
- NVIDIA · 13 open roles · median 79 d
- Intel Corporation · 6 open roles · median 52 d
- Mobileye · 5 open roles · median 32 d
- Renesas Electronics · 4 open roles · median 4 d
How we counted: 103 open Hardware Systems Engineering (SOC Architecture) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.