Wireless R&D Standards Engineer - Lead / Sr Er

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 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Job Overview

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that ushered in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives.  But this is just the beginning.  It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform the potential of technology into world-changing products. This is the Invention Age -  and this is where you come in.

Over the last few decades, the Wireless Systems group at Qualcomm has been instrumental in driving the mobile communication revolution which has touched every aspect of our modern life. The Wireless Research and Development (WRD) team in Bengaluru is working to advance the state of the art in the Cellular industry by developing novel technology enhancements for inclusion in the next generation 3GPP / O-RAN standards and products.  You now have an opportunity of joining this team.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about system design and can work closely with Systems, Software, and Product teams to deliver end to end solutions. Primary areas of contribution would be

forward looking wireless system design, performance evaluation, IP and standardization activities ,

specifically focusing on 5G advanced and 6G features, O-RAN,  Digital Twin designs.

The role requires ability to conceptualize new features / interfaces / functional blocks / algorithms that will go into cellular chipsets and standards, propose implementation details, evaluate and simulate performance benefits, and analyze and diagnose system level issues, collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards. Engage with product teams to provide technical overviews, gather the product perspective and drive Qualcomm proposals for standards.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Master'™s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields.
• 4+ years of Systems Engineering, or software development, or related work experience.
• Experience with wireless standards (i.e. 3G / 4G / 5G / Wi-Fi), especially in the areas of RAN architecture, protocols and interfaces.
• Experience in system / feature design for wireless and other IoT technologies.
• 5+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C / C++, Python and / or MATLAB.
• Location : Bangalore / Hyderabad

Preferred Qualifications :

G / 5G Upper Layers protocols  (3GPP IMS, NAS, RRC, and MAC / RLC / PDCP, S1 / X2 / NG / Xn, N1 / N2 / N3, IP, UDP, TCP, HTTP, routing, etc.).

standards work for 3GPP TSG SA WG2(SA2), RAN WG2(RAN2), RAN WG3(RAN3).

O-RAN  architecture and interfaces (SMO, RIC, O1 / A1 / E1 / E2 / F1, etc.).

Skills Required

Algorithms, Software Development, 4G, C++, Data Structures, System Engineering, Matlab