Staff RF Control Software Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the development lifecycle for modem technologies software.

The role involves synthesizing requirements, designing software abstractions for RF configurations, and enabling hardware characterization through test interfaces. The candidate will collaborate with ASIC, modem/RF systems, hardware, and firmware teams to optimize RF performance and ensure timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field, plus five years of progressive experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads, plans and synthesizes requirements across the product development lifecycle.
• Constructs software abstractions to support diverse radio hardware on a common protocol stack.
• Designs test mode interfaces for hardware characterization and RF optimization.
• Collaborates with ASIC, modem/RF systems, and firmware teams in a multi-disciplinary modem organization.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

RF concepts

Education

Bachelors in EE/CE/CS

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Modem Technologies Software

General Summary:

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of the engagement in the product development lifecycle from inception and design to bring-up, optimization, verification, and commercialization. Constructs a software abstraction layer to seamlessly support a variety of radio hardware configurations on a common protocol stack. Designs and implements test mode interfaces to enable hardware characterization and tuning procedures to optimize RF receive and transmit performance. Works on advanced radio frequency systems, applying broad expertise in antenna concepts, signal characterization, and control of standard RF components. Experienced with industry common hardware elements such as amplifiers, oscillators, frequency synthesizers, mixers, switches, sensors, and digital interfaces used in modern multi chip wireless transceiver platforms. Optimizes device control transactions to meet strict timing requirements for inter-RAT, multi SIM, and concurrent radio operations. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams within the overall modem organization: ASIC design, modem/RF systems, systems test, hardware, protocol, firmware, common software, power management. Acts as a strong contributor and provides technical leadership at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.

Will accept a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and five (5) years of progressive experience in a related occupation.

Pay Range: $155,000.00 - $232,600.00/year

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