CareerPlan

#5G/6G Modem Software Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-23 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design and develop modem firmware/software for LTE, 5G-Advanced protocol stack layers and early 6G research prototyping to enable wireless connectivity across Snapdragon chipsets.

Role type

Modem Software Engineer (5G/6G)

Builds

5G/6G modem firmware and protocol stack features for Snapdragon platforms

Domain

Wireless telecommunications / Embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C/C++, real-time embedded systems, wireless communication principles, data structures & algorithms, RTOS, 3GPP 5G NR/LTE specifications, modem protocol stack development, debugging in embedded environments, multi-threading and concurrency

Preferred skills

Master's degree in EE/CS, industry experience in wireless/telecom embedded software, specific RTOS experience (QuRT, FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr), AI/ML fundamentals for modem optimization, scripting languages, performance profiling tools (JTAG, Trace32, QXDM), CI/CD pipelines, simulation/emulation environments