Qualcomm
Modem Firmware Engineer
$162K–$244K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's: 4+ years; Master's: 3+ years; PhD: 2+ years of relevant work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Designs, implements, tests, and commercializes cellular modem hardware, firmware, and systems for multi-RAT technologies including LTE and 5G NR.
What you'll do
- Owns modem feature design and implementation, including modem hardware, systems, or firmware.
- Develops and reviews models, code, simulations, test environments, and verification plans; validates modem designs against specifications.
- Resolves implementation and commercialization issues, supports modem bring-up and customer/field issues, and documents technical features.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; or Master's degree and 3+ years; or PhD and 2+ years.
- Expert modem knowledge in areas such as RF, baseband, signal processing, computer architecture, communication protocols, or VLSI.
- Experience with WWAN L1/L2/L3 specifications and multi-RAT modem implementation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in a related field.
- 5+ years with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems; wireless, semiconductor, embedded software, WWAN modem development, or technical leadership experience is also preferred.
Pay
$162,500.00 - $243,700.00 (USD; base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, LTE, 5GNR, 3GPP, WWAN
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