City : Burnaby

Category : Software & Systems

Industry : IT

Employer : BlackBerry

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 Job Description: 

Location: Burnaby, BC

BlackBerry QNX is seeking a talented and motivated individual with software development experience in embedded audio for the full-time role of Senior Audio Software Developer. The Acoustics team at BlackBerry QNX is a market leader in embedded software for automotive audio systems, with products deployed in around 200 million vehicles worldwide. Our customers include many well-known automakers and Tier 1 suppliers. We develop, integrate, tune and license software libraries for full-duplex echo cancellation and noise reduction for hands-free calling, in-car communications, active noise control, engine sound synthesis, media playback optimization and chimes, and we offer an audio framework for QNX RTOS / Hypervisor, called the QNX Acoustics Management Platform. We are influencing the audio system architecture and features of the software-defined vehicles of the future.

This role involves development of audio frameworks, services and test applications, and integration of our various acoustics products into different embedded systems, including QNX RTOS, embedded Linux and DSPs such as Qualcomm Hexagon. You should have a good understanding of embedded systems, DSP, software development process, C/C++ and debugging in IDEs. Your projects will be appropriately based on your skills and aligned with your interests and company priorities. There will be frequent opportunities to broaden your skills, and we have a friendly and open work environment with a great work-life balance. Our team members are passionate about audio, self-driven, and attentive to quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of real-time audio services
• Porting of acoustic algorithms to new architectures and frameworks
• Performance analysis and optimizations of signal processing algorithms and tuning connectivity solutions
• Maintenance and extension of existing code using C/C++
• Testing and automated test development

Essential Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or equivalent
• 5 years or more experience in software development using C/C++, with embedded experience an asset
• Solid background in audio frameworks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High degree of motivation and ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills

Additional Assets

• Experience developing a commercial embedded audio software product for mass production
• Experience leading a team or mentoring colleagues
• Experience programming in QNX or Linux/Android embedded environment
• Development experience with Qualcomm DSPs, include AudioReach framework
• Experience with MISRA or ASPICE
• Ability to support OEM and Tier 1 customers, both in pre-sales and after-sales support roles

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