Modem HW Design Engineer – AI Driven Next Gen Modem Hardware Development
$187,000 - $311,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 March 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves defining specifications and architecture/micro-architecture, developing RTL, and optimizing modem hardware for area, power, and performance. The work incorporates GenAI, ML-assisted flows, and agentic-AI automation frameworks into the hardware development cycle.
What you'll do
- Define hardware specifications and micro-architecture for modem hardware components. - Develop RTL and optimize implementations for area, power, and performance. - Collaborate with verification, modeling, and physical implementation teams to ensure design quality. - Engage with system, RF, firmware, and software teams across the project lifecycle. - Apply GenAI, ML-assisted flows, and agentic-AI automation frameworks to hardware design processes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 6+ years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master's degree with 5+ years of experience; OR PhD with 4+ years of experience. - Experience in hardware engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, or systems engineering.
Nice to have
- Expertise in RTL coding and logic design for wireless modem ASICs or custom datapath components for DSP applications. - Working knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, C/C++, and SystemC. - Experience with synthesis, industry LINT, clock domain crossing, and low power design and verification. - Background in wireless/wireline modem technology, DSP, or communication systems. - Knowledge of 4G/5G 3GPP physical layer standards. - Experience with ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS technology nodes such as 4nm and below. - Experience with Generative AI, ML, or agentic-AI-based automation. - Proficiency with Unix/Linux shell scripting, Python/Perl, Makefiles, and XML.
Skills: RTL coding, logic design, wireless modem ASICs, custom datapath components, DSP applications, Verilog
This role has been open 200 days — well above the 96-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · Mixed Signal DSP
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Open roles in category
32
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Median days open
96 d
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Median salary
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (32 roles · 17 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 32 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 420 | 3310 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 119 d | 96 d (+23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: RTL coding, logic design, wireless modem ASICs, custom datapath components, DSP applications, Verilog
Who's hiring in this category
- Celero · 5 open roles · median 3 d
- Infineon Technologies · 4 open roles · median 49 d
- Keysight Technologies · 4 open roles · median 117 d
- Altera · 2 open roles · median 35 d
- Marvell Technology · 2 open roles · median 155 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 124 d
How we counted: 32 open Digital/RTL Design (Mixed Signal DSP) roles from 17 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.