Job Title: Systems Engineer/Video Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA, Bay Area, CA, and San Diego CA Duration: 12 Months Looking to hire for one of the 2 following positions:
System Engineer
Conduct system performance and architectural analysis encompassing CPU/MIPS, bus bandwidth and latency assessments, user experience/game performance evaluations, and memory utilization studies for both current and upcoming chipsets to fulfill product requirements across various subsystems within the SoC.
Utilize performance tools to examine load patterns among IPs, pinpoint any performance constraints within the system, and evaluate performance KPIs of various VR SoC subsystems (CPU, GPU, NSP, memory, camera, display, video) to correlate performance with projections.
Enhance performance and memory usage through software optimizations, SW/HW partitioning adjustments, cache/TCM sizing modifications, etc.
Familiar with lab setup, power measurement equipment (DAQs etc).
Knowledge of SoC design, voltage rails, power domains clocks etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in multi-layer, use-case driven power modeling-of HW. Familiarity with performance/power tools.
Experience programming in C, C++ or Python.
Experience working effectively as an individual and in a multidisciplinary team.
Experience of dealing with ambiguity with a fast changing consumer electronics field.
Results oriented, self-motivated, proactive with demonstrated creative & critical thinking.
Video Engineer
Troubleshoot real time communication systems, related to video and audio codecs, cameras, displays, and microphones.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand features, operation, and specify enhancements.
Optimizing and improving video codec efficiency, encode rate control, speed, video, pre/post-processing and error resilience.
Debugging and diagnosing the quality of end-to-end video experience for different use cases in real-time communication scenarios.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years’ experience with video codec standards like H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8/VP9, AV1
Experience in RTC/WebRTC or video with networking.
Experience with live streaming applications including one or more ingestion protocols such as RTMP, RIST, SRT, Zixi
Experience with drafting or modifying video encoders.
Experience with technical broadcast contribution pipelines: Path (redundant, diverse), transcoding settings, captions/subtitles, etc.
Experience building FFmpeg filters or have worked with FFmpeg APIs.
Experience with OpenCL, DirectX and Intel Media SDK programming.
Experience with Android Media SDK.
Experience designing power-efficient software for mobile or embedded systems.
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Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $90.00/hr.
