Staff Engineer - Modem Systems

1 Month ago • 2-5 Years • System Design • $155,000 PA - $232,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Engineer - Modem Systems, you will be designing, implementing, verifying, validating, and commercializing Wireless WAN (or cellular) modem air interface Radio technologies software. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop a cost-effective, high-quality, and high-capability modem IP. Responsibilities include defining modem IP architecture, RFFE design, HW APIs, core systems algorithms, and the appropriate HW/SW/co-processor architecture. You will be working on transceiver, HW control, and wireless Radio Access Stratum software implementation, developing test environments, and writing detailed technical documentation.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 4+ years of experience.
  • Experience with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems.
  • WWAN modem development specific experience.
  • Knowledge of RF and/or WWAN L1/L2/L3 specifications.
Good to have:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Technical leadership experience.
  • Experience in the wireless semiconductor industry.

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Modem Technologies Software

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Modem Technology Software Engineer, you will design, implement, verify, validate, and commercialize Wireless WAN (or cellular) modem air interface Radio technologies software to define and guide the modem IP architecture, RFFE design, HW APIs, core systems algorithms, and the right HW/SW/co-processor architecture. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a cost effective, high quality, and high capability modem IP that meets industry and customer requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

•    5+ years of experience with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems. 

•    1+ year of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience.

•    1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.

•    6+ months of WWAN modem development specific experience.

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.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

 

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$155,000.00 - $232,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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