Baseband Sr. Engineer
qualcommAbout the role
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware EngineeringGeneral Summary:
**Hiring in San Diego and Boulder.
We are looking for an experienced Baseband Engineer to join our Telematics Hardware Platform Systems team. In this role, you will work on automotive‑grade telematics platforms used in production vehicles worldwide. You will be hands‑on with hardware from early prototypes through mass production, solving real system‑level problems in the lab and working closely with cross‑functional engineering teams.
This is an opportunity to own baseband hardware bring‑up, integration, and validation, and to see your work ship at scale. If you enjoy deep technical debugging, hardware and software co‑analysis, and building robust systems that must meet automotive reliability standards, this role offers strong impact and long‑term technical growth.
Why join us
- Be based in San Diego or Boulder, both strong engineering hubs with an excellent quality of life.
- Work on next‑generation automotive telematics platforms that ship in high‑volume production.
- Own meaningful hardware from early development through customer deployment.
- Collaborate with experienced engineers across baseband, RF, hardware, and software.
- Build deep system‑level expertise in a highly technical, real‑world environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
What you will do
- Design, integrate, bring up, and validate baseband subsystems for automotive telematics hardware platforms, from early silicon to production.
- Perform system‑level debugging and root‑cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and system interfaces.
- Partner closely with RF, systems, software, component, mechanical, and customer engineering teams to deliver production‑ready platforms.
- Support hardware validation and characterization, including lab bring‑up, stress testing, and performance analysis.
- Review and analyze schematics, board layouts, and system architecture to identify and mitigate baseband‑related risks.
- Work with software and systems teams on hardware and software co‑debug, including boot issues, power sequencing, memory interfaces, and high‑speed digital connectivity.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including bring‑up notes, debug reports, and design recommendations.
- Support customer and field issues by reproducing problems in the lab and driving corrective actions.
- Participate in design reviews and post‑silicon bring‑up activities to improve quality, robustness, and time‑to‑market.
- Follow automotive quality, reliability, and compliance requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
Required qualifications
- Strong fundamentals in digital hardware systems and system‑level design.
- Hands‑on experience with baseband bring‑up, debug, and validation on new hardware platforms.
- Experience integrating modem‑based SoCs into system‑level hardware designs.
- Solid understanding of memory interfaces such as DDR, high‑speed digital buses, and power sequencing.
- Experience working across hardware and software boundaries, including collaboration with firmware and systems teams.
- Proven lab debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum or network analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
- Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity concepts, with the ability to identify system‑level electrical issues.
- Experience working in cross‑functional engineering environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document issues and solutions.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with automotive or telematics platforms.
- Familiarity with automotive quality and reliability requirements, including temperature and lifecycle considerations.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you
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