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Cellular RF Firmware Engineer

Sunnyvale, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-21 → 2026-09-28

Core

Develop embedded firmware and real-time control software for cellular RF transceivers and radio systems.

Role type

Senior IC embedded firmware engineer (cellular RF)

Builds

Embedded firmware for cellular RF transceivers and radio systems

Domain

Telecommunications / Wireless Hardware

Required skills

C++, C, assembler, embedded systems, 32-bit microcontrollers, ISR, real-time processing, HW/SW co-verification, debugging, JTAG, ETM Trace, Python, shell scripting

Preferred skills

RTL simulation, SystemC, compilers, build systems (Make/CMake), Linux/MacOS development environments

Technologies

C++, C, assembler, Python, shell scripts, JTAG, ETM Trace, SystemC, Make, CMake

Responsibilities

Specify, design, and implement RF firmware architecture; Design and optimize RF processing algorithms for transceivers and RF front ends; Implement RF device drivers and control software; Collaborate with silicon designers on RF transceiver architecture; Optimize power for RF circuitry; Develop and maintain verification infrastructure using Python and shell scripts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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