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Works on the transceiver, and HW control and wireless Radio Access Stratumimplementation 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).\nMinimum Qualifications:\n• 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\nMaster'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.\nOR\nPhD 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.\n Preferred Qualifications:\nMaster's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.\n5+ years of experience with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems.\n1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports (only applies to positions with direct reports).\n1+ year of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience.\n6+ months of WWAN modem development specific experience.\nPrincipal Duties and Responsibilities:\nApplies 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.\nDevelops 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.\nDevelops 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.\nProvides 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.\nWrites clear and detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for complex projects to guide users and/or customers to use or implement output.\n Level of Responsibility:\nWorking under some supervision.\nProviding some supervision/guidance to others.\nMaking 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.\nUsing 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.\nWorking within prescribed budget and resources.\nHaving a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).\nCompleting 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.\nExercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives.\nUsing deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; advanced data analysis/interpretationskills may be required.\nOccasionally participating in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.\nThe responsibilities of this role do not include:\nSupervising direct reports.\nQualcomm 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  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).\nTo 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.\nEEO 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.\nQualcomm 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.\nPay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :\n$162,500.00 - $243,700.00The 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. 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