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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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The Staff 5G Cellular Systems Engineer joins the Cellular Technologies team to lead the design, implementation, and validation of state-of-the-art cellular technologies across various prototypes, standards, and products. This individual manages complex requirements to develop high-performance air interfaces and modems that optimize capacity, coverage, throughput, latency, and power consumption. Day-to-day responsibilities include researching, standardizing, and commercializing Wireless WAN air interfaces and core networks while developing models, code, tests, and simulations for component verification. The role requires proficiency in proprietary tools like QXDM to analyze handsets and network infrastructure, alongside using in-house simulation platforms written in third-party languages with network traffic data. Key tasks include authoring technical white-papers, mentoring junior members, and evaluating infrastructure vendor RFPs for 5G/LTE/Wi-Fi networks to solve critical performance and efficiency challenges within the cellular domain.
5G
6G
Wi-Fi
3GPP
IEEE
C
C++
MATLAB
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Keras
Hugging Face
Linux
Windows
Signal Processing
Information Theory
Optimization
Simulation
5G
4G
LTE-NR
3GPP
RAN
PHY
MAC
RLC
RRC
PDCP
Wireshark
QXDM
XCAL
Spectrum Analyzers
Signal Generators
Channel Emulator
System Engineering
Network Architecture
Software Development