Senior Embedded Wireless Firmware Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking embedded software engineers to design, develop, and integrate software across the full development cycle for advanced wireless platforms.

You will work on real-time systems for 5G and beyond, contributing to RF/baseband, algorithms, and performance optimization. You will collaborate with baseband, RF, hardware, and test teams, produce design docs, and stay current with emerging wireless technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Electrical/Hardware/Systems Engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 1+ year of Electrical/Hardware/Systems Engineering experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain embedded software across the full development lifecycle.
• Optimize performance and timing constraints in real-time embedded systems.
• Create and maintain high‑quality technical documentation, including design descriptions, architecture specifications, usage and release notes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including baseband and RF System engineers, Hardware engineers, test/integration engineers.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to evolution of wireless system architectures.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Multi-threading

OS fundamentals

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience

Master's degree + 3 years experience

PhD in related field

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking embedded software engineers to design, develop, and integrate software across the full development cycle for advanced wireless platforms.

You will work on real-time systems for 5G and beyond, contributing to RF/baseband, algorithms, and performance optimization. You will collaborate with baseband, RF, hardware, and test teams, produce design docs, and stay current with emerging wireless technologies.