1 day ago
San Diego, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$115k - $172k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, debug, and optimize modem firmware and software for LTE, 5G-Advanced, and early 6G protocol stack layers.
- Develop and maintain real-time embedded software on the proprietary QuRT RTOS under strict latency and throughput constraints.
- Collaborate with systems, architecture, and hardware teams on modem bring-up, integration, and performance optimization.
- Analyze and resolve field issues, interoperability problems, and network-specific behaviors using protocol logs, trace tools, and debuggers.
- Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and automation scripts to ensure software quality.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics/Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 1–2 years of academic or industry experience in C/C++ programming.
- Foundational understanding of embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and data structures and algorithms.
- Basic knowledge of wireless communication concepts such as OFDM, MIMO, and channel coding, or digital signal processing fundamentals.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, 2+ years of embedded wireless or telecom software experience, and experience with QuRT, FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or Zephyr.
- Preferred qualifications include 3GPP 5G NR/LTE knowledge, modem protocol stack or state-machine development, scripting or domain-specific language experience, and embedded debugging and profiling experience.
- Preferred qualifications include familiarity with AI/ML fundamentals, simulation or emulation environments, lab equipment, Git or Perforce, CI/CD pipelines, Agile practices, concurrency, inter-process communication, and memory management.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus program and potential annual RSU grants are offered in addition to base pay.
- Qualcomm offers a competitive benefits package supporting employees at work, at home, and at play, with additional US benefits details available through the company.
- The posted annual pay range is $114,500.00–$171,700.00.
About Qualcomm
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.