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Qualcomm

Staff WWAN Modem Access Stratum Software Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of America · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$155k-$233kDetected 2 days ago
RESTElectrical EngineeringAPI Testing5G/LTELeadership

About the role

  • Translates 3GPP specifications into high quality modem software, ensuring strong performance in areas such as throughput, latency, mobility, and power efficiency.
  • Improves software architecture, timing, resource usage, and interactions between layers to achieve stable and efficient modem operation across different radio conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.

Skills

  • Debugs and resolves access stratum issues during bring up, testing, and customer or field deployments.

Compensation

  • $155,000.00 - $232,600.00/year

Benefits

  • You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here.

Company info

  • Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Modem Technologies Software General Summary: This individual leads the design, implementation, verification, validation, and commercialization of access stratum software for cellular modems across multi RAT technologies such as 5G and 4G.
  • Synthesizes ambiguous requirements, collaborates with cross functional teams, and delivers a robust modem solution that meets industry and customer expectations.
  • Own the development and integration of access stratum functionality for multi RAT modems, ensuring alignment with 3GPP specifications and product requirements.
  • Architects, optimizes, and enhances multi RAT behavior-such as mobility, connectivity, resource coordination, and system interaction-to improve throughput, latency, reliability, and power.
  • Uses logs, tests data, and real world results to identify performance gaps and make software design improvements for multi RAT operation, mobility, and access stratum responsiveness.
  • Builds and executes test strategies to validate access stratum features, evaluate system behavior, and ensure compatibility with 3GPP standards and customer expectations.
  • Works with system, protocol, firmware, validation, and product teams to deliver end to end access stratum solutions and resolve cross functional integration issues.
  • Refines software interfaces, maintain code quality, and guide the evolution of the modem's access stratum framework.
  • Produces clear design documents and feature descriptions, and actively participate in technical discussions, planning, and leadership activities.
  • Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.
  • Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and six (6) months of experience in a related occupation.
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Equal opportunity

  • 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.
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