Staff Engineer- Modem

Hyderabad, Telangana, India March 7, 2026 Eightfold Ai
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Academics : o Staff Eng: MS/MTech in Wireless Communications(ECE) and 10 year relevant experience or Btech in ECE and 12+ year relevant experience in wireless industry. should have at least 8+ years of work experience preferably in NR or LTE UE Testing and mostly preferably Protocol conformance testing SOUND Knowledge on OFDM symbol processing in PDCCH/PDSCH/PUCCH/PUSCH channel Sound knowledge in TDS/CSIRS/DMRS Refence signal processing at protocol level Working Experience in RF interfaces, RF front end, and layer 1 procedures is preferrable. Work experience on QCOM tools beneficial but not mandatory As part of WRDs Modem Org, candidate will work on Next Generation Wireless Technologies (5G NR and LTE Advanced), critical modem stack software, firmware and hardware features from UE perspective as well as network protocol side, to investigate, analyze and optimize system for Power and Thermal characteristics, keeping a close eye on performance KPIs. Responsibilities will also include system level feature integration and evaluation, designing system level verification content across a cross section of modem features, optimizing system performance and evaluating for power cost, developing automation and tools, and supporting customer (OEMs and Carrier) requirements for product commercialization. Analyze & Debug issues for power optimization features and study the impact on stability and performance while preserving the delicate equilibrium between power and performance. Candidate will be working with a multi-discipline team (Software Development, System Design, Chipset Architecture, Customer Support, Tools, etc.) to integrate, verify and commercialize QCT products. Candidate will be responsible for triaging issues, raising bug tracking tickets and driving closure of those issues to meet requirements. Create prototype software & systems requirements as proof of concept of modem power optimization features Design and deploy some of the new advanced ML techniques to enable smart analysis and data learning
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