Engineer, Wireless Research Software

Nuvia

Nuvia

San Diego, CA, USA
USD 103,600-155,400 / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 1, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-06-30


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Cellular Technologies Software

General Summary:

You will be working on an industry-leading wireless research team responsible for software development for the next generation wireless research platforms, leveraging cutting edge SW tools and technologies including GenAI.
We seek highly innovative and motivated engineers who can get things done. Individuals in this role will work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop software for small and large-scale systems for R&D and industry trials. You will be working in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging work environment. Successful applicants will be creative, enthusiastic innovators who are equally comfortable with researching new technologies and implementing code towards cutting edge research.
As a research software engineer, a strong can-do attitude will be key to thriving in this dynamic environment. Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset are essential, as you’ll be working closely with diverse teams to bring ideas to life.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
  • 1+ years’ experience with Programming Languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Successful candidates have one or more of the following:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
  • Extensive programming in C/C++
  • Object-oriented software design and development
  • Distributed systems and networking protocols
  • Real-time and embedded software development for general purpose and heterogeneous processors including GPUs and DSPs
  • Multi-threaded programming
  • Multi-core and multi-processor systems
  • Machine learning for wireless communications systems
  • System performance optimization
  • Knowledge of protocols such as 5G NR, LTE and 802.11
  • Experience in complex software debugging
  • Knowledge of modeling concepts (e.g. discrete event simulation, polyglot programming)
  • Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g. bridging, routing), especially in Linux
  • Experience developing device drivers and embedded programming
  • Experience implementing and optimizing signal processing algorithms
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
  • Design and develop software for small and large-scale wireless research systems
  • Collaborate with wireless research Systems, Hardware and Integration teams
  • Investigate and implement multi-core, multi-threaded, and multi-processor solutions to maximize parallelism and performance
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to the evolution of wireless system architectures
Level of Responsibility
  • Works under supervision
  • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc
  • Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$103,600.00 - $155,400.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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