Staff Modem Systems Engineer

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. designs, implements, verifies, validates, and commercializes wireless modem air interface technologies across multiple RATs, including 3GPP LTE and 5GNR.

The team develops modem IP architecture, RF SW, and HW APIs, collaborating with RF, baseband, and system groups to optimize performance, power, and silicon area. Roles require advanced degrees or equivalent experience in computer/electrical engineering.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Applies expert modem knowledge and owns feature design and implementation.
• Develops models, code, and simulations; guides less experienced engineers.
• Develops test environments and comprehensive test plans to verify design.
• Provides technical expertise to resolve moderately complex issues during implementation and bring-up.
• Writes clear technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex projects.

Skills

Software Engineering

Hardware Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Modem Technologies

General Summary:

Designs, implements, verifies, validates, and commercializes Wireless WAN (or cellular) modem air interface RAN (Radio access Network) technologies by working on Modem access stratum and RF SW design, optimizations & algorithms, modem HW, firmware and systems and with the RFFE team to define and guide the modem IP architecture, RFFE design, HW APIs, core systems algorithms and the right HW/SW/co-processor architecture. Works on the transceiver, and HW control and wireless Radio Access Stratum implementation of a multi-RAT (Radio Access Technology) from industry specifications (most notably 3GPP with LTE and 5GNR). Has experience in the WWAN L1/L2/L3 specifications and can efficiently implement the shared resources of a multi-RAT modem. Works closely with other functional groups 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).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems 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, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems 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 in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports (only applies to positions with direct reports).
• 1+ year of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience.
• 6+ months of WWAN modem development specific experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies expert modem knowledge (e.g., RF, baseband, signal processing, computer architecture, communication protocols, VLSI) and develops or modifies methodology for one area of modem hardware, systems, or firmware to execute modem assignments; applies understanding of other teams or domains; leads technical conversation in design reviews and project meetings within a particular domain to meet design requirements; owns feature design and implementation.
• Develops and reviews models, code, and/or simulations developed by others; identifies issues related to accuracy or reliability of design; weighs tradeoff against loosely defined requirements and identifies solutions; provides guidance to less experienced engineers; collaborates with cross-functional teams to design products that meet customer requirements and standards.
• Develops test environments and comprehensive test plans to test/verify design for a module; works across teams to evaluate the impact of results and validate modem against specifications; advises less experienced team members and engineers.
• Provides technical expertise to resolve moderately complex issues during implementation and commercialization independently across functional areas; supports cross-functional teams in modem bring-up and resolution of customer/field issues.
• Writes clear and detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex projects to guide users and/or customers to use or implement output.

Level of Responsibility:

• Working under some supervision.
• Providing some supervision/guidance to others.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question; may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Working within prescribed budget and resources.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
• Completing most tasks with multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Exercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; advanced data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.
• Occasionally participating in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

The responsibilities of this role do not include:

• Supervising direct reports.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$183,500.00 - $275,300.00

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.