Qualcomm
Wireless Senior Firmware Engineer
$130K–$194K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree + 3 years of working experience, or master’s degree + 2 years of working, or PhD degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field, or PhD degree.
About the job
Develops and integrates embedded software for advanced wireless features, algorithms, and protocols on new compute, baseband, and RF platforms, supporting research prototypes, trials, demos, and showcases.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, integrate, and maintain embedded software through the full development lifecycle; optimize real-time performance and timing.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including design descriptions, architecture specifications, usage guides, and release notes.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and contribute to evolving wireless system architectures.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in C/C++ programming.
- Understanding of multi-threading and OS fundamentals.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with clear technical communication and effective cross-team collaboration.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of working experience, or master’s degree plus 2 years of working, or PhD degree, in fields related to Embedded Software Engineering.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of wireless communication theory and systems such as 5G NR, 802.11.
- Experience with signal processing algorithms on heterogeneous processors, complex debugging and performance optimization, or device drivers and new hardware bring-up.
Pay
$129,500.00 - $194,300.00 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, 5G NR, 802.11, GPUs, DSPs
AI focus
The role may involve adopting AI-based productivity enhancement processes or tools; the posting also describes research areas including AI-powered context-aware communications and agentic AI.
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