Company:

Qualcomm Israel Ltd.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Modem Technologies

General Summary:

Senior Firmware Engineer – 5G Modem

About The Role

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our 5G Modem Firmware team.

The FW team is responsible for the control, scheduling, and coordination logic of the 5G modem, sitting at the heart of the modem architecture and driving interactions between protocol layers, hardware, and real‑time execution environments.

This role involves developing timing‑critical, real‑time firmware that directly impacts modem performance, stability, and power efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement firmware for 5G NR modem, focusing on control flows, scheduling, and state machines.
• Implement features based on 3GPP specifications (5G NR, LTE, multi‑RAT operation).
• Work closely with modem systems, vFW, PHY, and HW teams to define and integrate end‑to‑end solutions.
• Debug complex modem issues involving firmware, hardware, and system interactions.
• Participate in bring‑up, integration, and feature commercialization on new modem platforms.
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and technical problem solving within the team.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong programming skills in C.
• 4-6 years experience with embedded systems or firmware development.
• Understanding of real‑time systems, interrupts, concurrency, and low‑level control logic.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cellular modem technologies (5G NR, LTE).
• Familiarity with system firmware / scheduler / control‑plane logic.
• Exposure to 3GPP specifications.
• Experience working close to hardware (registers, interrupts, DMA, timers).
• Knowledge of performance, latency, or power‑related firmware optimization.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  
  
  

OR

Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems.
• 1+ year of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience.
• 6+ months of WWAN modem development specific experience.
  
  
  

Principal Duties And Responsibilities:

• Applies advanced modem knowledge (e.g., RF, baseband signal processing, computer architecture, communication protocols, VLSI) and design methodology for one area within modem hardware, systems, or firmware to execute modem assignments; participates in and shares own perspective within domain of modem subject matter expertise in design reviews and project meetings.
• Develops models, code, and/or simulations to test accuracy and reliability of design for less well-defined component under some supervision; identifies potential tradeoffs and makes recommendations to resolve issues; collaborates with cross-functional peers to design products that meet customer requirements and standards.
• Develops test environment and test cases to test/verify design for a specific component; works with peers to evaluate the impact of results and validate modem against specifications; defines the test plan.
• Helps resolve issues during implementation and commercialization with some guidance.
• Writes detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions to guide users and/or customers to use or implement output.
  
  
  

Level Of Responsibility:

• Working under some supervision.
• Taking responsibility for own work and making decisions with limited impact; impact of decisions is readily apparent; errors made typically only impact timeline (i.e., require additional time to correct).
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question; may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Working within prescribed budget and resources.
• Completing most tasks with multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.
• May be solicited during strategic planning period.
  
  
  

The Responsibilities Of This Role Do Not Include:

• Supervising direct reports.
• Influence over key organizational decisions.
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
  
  
  

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