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Staff Radio Frequency Hardware Engineer

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As a Staff RF Hardware Engineer at Qualcomm, you will lead the technical definition of RF system and hardware architecture for advanced wireless platforms, including 5G Advanced and 6G. This role involves expertise in RF hardware, system design, signal processing, and antenna systems, driving complex solutions from concept to prototype.

Ansvarsområden

  • Define and lead RF system architecture for advanced wireless platforms and next-generation products.
  • Drive partitioning and tradeoff analysis across RF hardware, RFIC, antenna, modem, algorithms, and software domains.
  • Establish RF performance requirements and translate system objectives into optimized hardware architectures.
  • Lead architecture evaluations for emerging technologies and influence product roadmaps.
  • Drive design reviews, technical risk assessments, and architecture decisions.
  • Provide technical direction during product definition, development, integration, verification, optimization, and commercialization.
  • Influence engineering best practices, methodologies, and design processes.
  • Lead design, integration, optimization, and validation of complex RF subsystems including Power amplifiers (PA), Low-noise amplifiers (LNA), RF front-end modules (FEM), Filters and duplexers, Phased arrays, Mixers and synthesizers.
  • Drive cross-functional optimization involving Performance, Cost, Power, Thermal management, Reliability.
  • Develop and validate advanced RF system models and simulation environments.
  • Analyze nonlinear system behavior and cascaded impairments.
  • Drive system tradeoff studies involving EVM, ACLR, Spectral efficiency.
  • Lead waveform-to-hardware co-optimization efforts.
  • Lead RF bring-up, debugging, characterization, and system validation activities.
  • Develop advanced methodologies for performance verification and root-cause analysis.
  • Drive correlation between simulation, prototype, and production hardware.
  • Identify and develop new RF technologies and system concepts.
  • Contribute to patent generation and intellectual property strategy.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and competitive solutions.
  • Support new research initiatives and proof-of-concept demonstrations.
  • Contribute to wireless standards development and technical proposals.
  • Support industry collaborations, customer engagements, technical publications, and conference presentations.
  • Influence future wireless system requirements and architectures.

Krav

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field and 8+ years of relevant industry experience
  • OR Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline and 5+ years of industry or post-doctoral experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ 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 3+ years of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Önskade kvalifikationer

  • Expertise spanning RF hardware, RF system design, wireless communications, signal processing, antenna systems, and cross-domain integration.
  • Ability to lead the development of complex RF solutions from concept through full prototype.
  • Experience driving critical architectural decisions.
  • Experience resolving highly challenging system-level issues involving RF, antenna, modem, software, algorithm, and hardware interactions.
  • Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams across engineering organizations.
  • Serve as a technical coordinator and subject matter expert.
  • Help shape future wireless technologies including 5G Advanced and 6G.

Förmåner

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.
#RF Hardware#Wireless Platforms#5G#6G#RF System Design#Signal Processing#Antenna Systems#Electrical Engineering
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Qualcomm

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för 8 timmar sedan

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Erfarenhetsnivå

Senior

Platser

San Diego, United States of America

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