WLAN Systems-Modeling Staff Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Systems Engineer, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and/or validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enables the development of cutting-edge technology. Qualcomm Systems Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Job Overview

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·  Develop, deliver, and maintain fixed-point C++/SystemC models and micro-code (firmware) for Qualcomm’s next generation 802.11 WLAN physical-layer (PHY) implementation;

·  Models are used as golden reference for Design Verification (DV) as well as firmware development, performance characterization and performance sign-offs;

·  Develop large-scale automation tools and testing infrastructure for code-quality assurance and performance characterization for end-to-end PHY models;

·  Identify performance deficiencies and propose enhancements to PHY algorithms, architecture, and implementation;

·  Identify performance or architecture deficiencies and propose enhancements to PHY micro-code and implementation;

·  Work closely with Standards, Design and Verification teams to ensure timely deliveries of models and verified designs.

All Qualcomm employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

Minimum Qualifications

·  Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

·  5+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

·  Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

·  Strong programming skills with C/C++, and preferably SystemC. Expertise in Matlab is assumed.

·  Experience and expertise in Fixed-point C++ or SystemC HW model development;

·  Strong PHY/DSP algorithm & communication system design background;

·  Strong PHY/DSP performance and code debug capabilities;

·  Strong communication and collaboration skills.

·  Experience working with geographically distributed teams.

Keywords

WLAN, C++, DSP, OFDM, Fixed-point, SystemC, wireless, performance

Educational Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field Preferred: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$151,800.00 - $227,800.00

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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