Staff Engineer - Modem Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Leverages advanced Modem knowledge to design, implement, verify, validate, and commercialize Wireless WAN (or cellular) modem air interface RAN technologies software by working on Modem access stratum and RF SW design, optimizations & algorithms, and with the RFFE team to define the modem IP architecture, RFFE design, HW APIs, core systems algorithms, and HW/SW/co-processor architecture.

•    Works on critical transceiver, HW control, and wireless Radio Access Stratum software implementation of a multi-RAT (Radio Access Technology) from industry specifications (most notably 3GPP with LTE and 5GNR).

•    Leverages advanced knowledge of RF and/or WWAN L1/L2/L3 specifications and efficiently implements the shared resources of a multi-mode modem.

•    Develops models, code, and/or simulations and weighs tradeoff against loosely defined requirements.

•    Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop a cost effective, high quality, and high capability modem IP that meets industry and customer requirements with high performance (e.g., throughput, latency, power consumption) and acceptable cost (e.g., silicon area, calibration complexity, code size). 

•    Develops test environments and comprehensive test plans to test/verify design for a module and validates modems against specifications.

•    Writes detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex Modem Tech SW projects to guide users and/or customers to use or understand content.

Level of Responsibility:
•    Works independently with minimal supervision.    

•    Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
•    Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc. 
•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
•    Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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