WLAN Systems Modelling Staff Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

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 Description

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.

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.
  
  
  

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