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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Senior Engineer - RF Test Development, Hardware Engineering

Hardware Validation & TestingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or a related field and at least 2 years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience; or a master's degree in those fields and at least 1 year of related experience; or a PhD in those fields.
  • Experience validating, characterizing, and conducting production testing of RF front-end integrated chips.
  • Strong understanding of testing all components in RF front-end modules, including power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, switches, and filters.
  • Experience with Advantest-93k, NI-STS, Cohu Pax, or Teradyne-uFlex test platforms.
  • Ability to use common laboratory bench equipment, including oscilloscopes, voltmeters, power meters, spectrum analyzers, and vector network analyzers.
  • Familiarity with the New Product Introduction process.
  • Understanding of test methodology for cellular standards.
  • Ability to develop software using Java, C#, C++, and LabVIEW to test integrated circuits.
  • Ability to develop test hardware using a team approach and review schematics and layouts.
  • Loadboard design experience and understanding of hardware layout, including the ability to review and understand RF routing (microstrip, stripline, and coplanar), power grids, and digital routes.
  • Statistical analysis capability using tools such as Exensio, Excel, or SEDana.
  • Ability to write scripts in Python, Perl, VB, or another scripting language to automate tasks.
  • Strong RF knowledge and understanding of power amplifiers for cellular applications, including digital predistortion and envelope tracking.
  • Ability to interpret and analyze data using statistical techniques.
  • Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software to develop test solutions.
  • Analytical skills for debugging and development of hardware and software.
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet product introduction schedules.
  • At least 2 years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop hardware and software test solutions for testing RF front-end devices used in cellular applications.
  • Develop software to test integrated circuits.
  • Develop test hardware and review schematics and layouts.
  • Interpret and analyze data using statistical techniques.
  • Troubleshoot hardware and software to develop test solutions and debug and develop hardware and software.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of direct industry experience.
  • Proactive approach and successful team management skills.

About the Company

Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

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.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
1985

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