Firmware Engineer
Qualcomm
Firmware Engineer
Qualcomm
Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents
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.Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 0-6 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.
• 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.
*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
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Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.
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