Staff Firmware Engineer - 5G/6G Modem

Description

Key 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 (5G/6G NR, LTE, multi‑RAT operation).
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong programming skills in C.
• 3 - 6 years experience with embedded systems or firmware development.
• Understanding of real‑time systems, interrupts, concurrency, and low‑level control logic.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience with AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.).
• Strong ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Experience in real-time embedded software development, including caching mechanisms, multithreaded environments, and concurrency management.
• Experience in RF controls and RF loops.
• Demonstrated experience in the semiconductor industry, with a focus on real-time embedded development and/or SoC (System-on-Chip) projects.
• Proven experience in implementation, debugging, and root-cause analysis of complex embedded systems, with a deep understanding of hardware-software interactions.
• Familiarity with system firmware, scheduler design, and control-plane logic.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive issues from investigation to resolution.
• Exposure to working close to hardware, including registers, interrupts, DMA, and timers.
• Exposure to 3GPP specifications.