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$109k – $164k per year
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In office (San Diego)
Seniority
Junior · 1+ year exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026. Qualcomm scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Cellular Technologies Software

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Cellular Technologies Software Engineer, you will design, standardize, implement, verify, and validate state-of-the-art cellular technologies across a broad set of technology prototypes, standards, specifications, products, or components within a product. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop high quality and capability air interface and modem that meet and exceed industry standards and customer requirements.

You would be a part of Qualcomm proprietary vector DSP FW development team. You will contribute to PHY layer modem FW, Qualcomm proprietary DSP low level ASM type optimized SIMD instruction set programming, Modem signal processing for Tx and Rx baseband chain, Modem control SW orchestration, embedded FW design with constrained MIPS and memory.

You would also design for test, debug, test-driven development and AI/ML native modem enhancements. The role would require working with the integration teams by developing efficient test methodology for modem DSP FW and have an opportunity to contribute to ORAN and FAPI specifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Required Skills:

DSP Intrinsics/ASM, C, Python, Real time operating systems, Embedded systems, SIMD optimization, Signal Processing/Communication theory, multi-threaded programming

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineer, or related field.
  • 1+ year of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience.
  • 1+ year of experience with computer architecture or embedded systems.
  • DSP development experience, Matlab, Modem/PHY layer FW development, Familiarity with 5G NR/LTE protocols

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Applies Wireless WAN Modem Software knowledge to assist in the design, standardization, implementation, verification, validation, and commercialization of Wireless WAN (or cellular) air interfaces, modem technologies, and related core network.
  • Assists in the design, optimization, and implementation of software for wireless systems and modems.
  • Collaborates with team members to develop high quality and high capability air interface and modems with high performance (e.g., capacity, coverage, throughput, latency, power consumption) and acceptable cost.
  • Designs products that meet customer requirements and standards
  • Develops unit test cases to test/verify code for a well-defined component and assists with the integration of software into a platform or product.
  • Writes technical documentation and feature descriptions for projects to guide users to implement output.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$109,400.00 - $164,200.00

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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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