Staff Firmware Engineer - 5G/6G Modem - Qualcomm, Hod HaSharon, Israel
Core
Develop timing-critical, real-time firmware for 5G/6G NR modems, focusing on control flows, RF controls, scheduling, and state machines to drive interactions between protocol layers, hardware, and real-time execution environments.
Role type
Staff Firmware Engineer (5G/6G Modem)
Builds
5G/6G modem firmware and RF control logic
Domain
Telecommunications / Semiconductor / Embedded Systems
Required skills
C programming, embedded systems development, real-time systems, interrupts, concurrency, low-level control logic, debugging, 3GPP specifications
Preferred skills
AI coding tools, multithreaded environments, caching mechanisms, RF controls and RF loops, semiconductor industry experience, SoC projects, hardware-software interactions, scheduler design, control-plane logic, register/DMA/timer exposure
Technologies
C, 3GPP, SoC
Responsibilities
Design and implement firmware for 5G/6G NR modem focusing on control flows, RF controls, scheduling, and state machines; Implement features based on 3GPP specifications; Work closely with modem systems, PHY, and HW teams to define and integrate end-to-end solutions; Debug complex modem issues involving firmware, hardware, and system interactions; Participate in bring-up, integration, and feature commercialization on new modem platforms; Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and technical problem solving within the team.
