Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Cellular Technologies

General Summary:

Over the past 40 years, the Systems Research Department of Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Research and Development, based in San Diego, California, conceived of key innovations in wireless communication systems including 3G CDMA, 4G LTE, 5G NR, and Wi-Fi 802.11. We are looking for innovative engineers who develop deep understanding of problems through thoughtful data-driven analysis and then shepherd the solutions through the lab to real world deployment. Success requires developing an end-to-end view of systems across layers and across disciplines, and then helping to bring solutions through the lab to become real-world technologies and products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 1+ year of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in and contribute to research systems engineering for the evolution of 5G, 6G, and Wi‑Fi radio technologies, end-to-end systems solutions, and cross-layer optimizations for wearables, automotive, robotics, and industrial applications.

• Conduct research on system architecture, protocols, virtualization, XR, agentic/physical AI, AI-native wireless, security, perception technologies, sensor fusion, and on-device/distributed/cloud computing.

• Perform theoretical analysis, simulation, and prototyping

• Actively participate in design and review sessions.

• Contribute to Qualcomm’s IP portfolio and provide systems support for research testbeds.

• Participate in working groups of standards organizations including IEEE, 3GPP, ETSI, ORAN and others.

Required

Qualifications:

• Experience in digital/wireless communications (e.g., information theory, coding theory, signal processing, optimization, AI).

• Demonstrated ability to design communications simulation tools

• Strong programming skills in C/C++/MATLAB/Python

• Familiarity with Windows and Linux computing platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience.

• Knowledge of or experience with:

  • 3GPP or IEEE standards

  • RAN (LTE/NR/WLAN) protocol design

  • Modem algorithms design

  • Interference and mobility management

  • Neural network model design and training

  • Data-driven design

  • Perception technologies (e.g., 6DoF, IMU and visual processing)

• Familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Hugging Face).

• Solid understanding of deep learning theory, linear algebra, statistics, (statistical) signal processing, information theory, optimization, and wireless communications.

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Pay range

and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$129,500.00 - $194,300.00

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.

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