WLAN Systems Engineer - Farnborough, UK
13 hours ago
Farnborough
Company Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering General Summary About Us As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Systems Engineer, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and/or validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enables the development of cutting-edge technology. Qualcomm Systems Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards. Please note this role will be based in our Farnborough office 5 days per week Job Overview - Dept Description And Job Duties • Designs, implements, verifies, validates, and commercializes Wireless LAN modem as a product or component within a product., • Works on the implementation of a WLAN modem from industry specifications, such as IEEE’s 802.11 standards, • Has experience in implementing the WLAN specifications and can efficiently build the WLAN modem that span multiple generations of standards., • Leverages expert understanding to make architectural decisions and work with multiple areas within WLAN RF, digital, hardware, systems, or firmware; serves as subject matter expert and advisor to cross-functional teams; conducts design reviews, makes project schedules and delivers to those project schedules across multiple technologies to deliver modem products in meeting customer needs and aligning with the broader strategy/roadmap., • Serves as a technical expert in identifying patterns of issues in design and implications for work across teams; provides support to multiple teams to address issues and generate solutions; creates well-defined architectures that meet ambiguous requirements and/or have a financial impact; communicates technical vision and guides cross-functional efforts across multiple teams to design products and solutions that meet customer requirements and standards., • Acts as a technical lead and owns complete design for WLAN PHY layer, including system performance and quality; supports multiple teams through verification and validation of design; defines specifications for modem quality; works with leaders to guide architectural decisions related to modem and/or products., • Oversees the integration of PHY modem architecture and systems into platforms and products across projects within a domain; provides technical expertise and collaborates with leaders to resolve systems-level issues during implementation and commercialization; owns successful modem technology bring-up and resolution of customer/field issues., • Acts as a technical expert to others on industry trends, competitors' products, and advances in various engineering fields related to modem products and technology; shares expertise within and/or across teams., • Leverages deep technical expertise to identify trends and define future solutions by contributing to discussions on the short- and long-term strategic direction of the product/technology roadmaps., • Working independently with little supervision., • Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct., • Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels; may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents., • Developing and administering budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional area within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department., • Having a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that have substantial impact on the organization)., • Completing tasks that do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework., • Exercising exceptional creativity to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/processes without established objectives or known parameters., • Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required., • Salary including housing & transport allowance, • Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus, • 16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave, • 6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave, • Employee stock purchase scheme, • Child Education Allowance, • Relocation and immigration support (if needed), • Life and Medical Insurance