Qualcomm

Modem Firmware Engineer

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3 days ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$163k - $244k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, verify, validate, and commercialize multi-RAT wireless WAN modem air-interface, access-stratum, RF software, firmware, and hardware-control technologies.
  • Own modem feature design and implementation while applying expertise in RF, baseband, signal processing, computer architecture, communication protocols, VLSI, and embedded systems.
  • Develop and review models, code, simulations, test environments, and comprehensive test plans for modem modules.
  • Lead technical discussions and design reviews, guide less experienced engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on customer and industry requirements.
  • Resolve implementation, modem bring-up, commercialization, and customer or field issues across functional areas.
  • Write technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex modem projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 4+ years of relevant experience; alternatively, a master’s degree plus 3+ years or a PhD plus 2+ years.
  • 5+ years of experience with programming such as C, C++, or Python, computer architecture, or embedded systems is preferred.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree or PhD, 1+ year of wireless, semiconductor, or embedded software industry experience, and 6+ months of WWAN modem development experience.
  • Preferred experience includes at least 1 year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports, where applicable.
  • Expertise or experience with WWAN L1/L2/L3 specifications, LTE, 5G NR, modem firmware, RF software, and multi-RAT systems is expected from the role’s duties.

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Competitive benefits package supporting employees at work, at home, and at play.

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About Qualcomm

10,000+ employees

Qualcomm is a public semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1985, that designs and sells wireless chipsets and platforms for mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and networking, notably the Snapdragon application processors and 5G modems. It also licenses a large portfolio of cellular patents to device makers, generating revenue alongside chip sales; its technology underpins many Android smartphones and emerging automotive and edge-compute systems, and it trades on NASDAQ as QCOM.

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