Nicolas Dechesne

Senior Director of Engineering @Qualcomm

Nice, FR
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WORK HISTORY

Dec 2025 — Present

Senior Director of Engineering @Qualcomm

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Sophia Antipolis, FR

Engineering director at Qualcomm, working on Open Source strategy and implementation for projects including Linux Kernel, Zephyr, Security and Boot firmware and Linux distributions.

EDUCATION

1998 — 2001

IMT Atlantique

Master's degree - Ecole nationale supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne

2001 — 2002

EURECOM

Master's degree, Mobile communications

SKILLS

DebuggingSystem ArchitectureClearcaseCAndroidDigital Signal ProcessorsOpen SourceDigital Signal ProcessingUbuntuSoftware PackagingKernelFirmwareAndroid DevelopmentSemiconductorsProcessorsOmapC++PerlEmbedded SystemsEmbedded LinuxDevice DriversSoftware DesignEmbedded SoftwareGstreamerRtosWirelessGitEmbedded CSoftware EngineeringSocArmEngineering ManagementLinux KernelLinux

ABOUT NICOLAS DECHESNE

Passionate about open source software, Linux and its ecosystem. Hands-on and experienced engineering manager, specializing in Linux systems software, eager to design and build robust Linux software systems. I have held various positions in the software life cycle such as architect, developer, integrator, technical leader and engineering manager. I am occasionally consulting as a professional trainer for OpenEmbedded, the Yocto Project or Git.I have built several Linux engineering teams and enjoyed building pleasant and motivating workplaces and team spirit to encourage creativity and excellence. Between 2018 and 2023 I was a representative member on the Yocto Project board, also serving as the project\'s Community Manager.

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