Senior Engineer
$134,500 - $201,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 2 days.
About the role
You will focus on real-time embedded location software and GNSS technologies.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, review, and maintain real-time embedded software in C and assembly language.
- Develop software within a multi-threaded architecture, including inter-process communication and multiple SW/FW interfaces.
- Collaborate with hardware teams to verify hardware features and debug hardware-related issues.
- Collaborate with systems teams on algorithm development, digital signal processing, and implementation.
- Work closely with test teams to diagnose and resolve system-level functional and performance issues.
- Optimize software for performance, memory usage, and power efficiency.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 1+ year of Software Engineering experience OR PhD in a related field.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
- Experience designing, developing, and debugging real-time embedded systems.
- Programming experience in C.
- Solid understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and multi-threaded software design.
- Experience with ARM-based development and debugging tools (e.g., TRACE32).
Nice to have
- Background in digital signal processing.
- Understanding of GNSS receiver concepts and operation.
- Experience with GNSS measurement engine receiver design.
- Hands-on experience with GNSS signal acquisition and tracking, including acquisition and tracking loops.
- Familiarity with GNSS navigation algorithms, state machines, and optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of WWAN technologies (WCDMA, LTE, 5G) or other communication protocols.
- Experience with MATLAB, and/or scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
- Experience in MIPS profiling, memory optimization, and power optimization.
Skills: real-time embedded location software, GNSS, C and assembly language, multi-threaded architecture, hardware teams
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 59-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
715
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$173k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (715 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 123 | 715 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 718 | 5787 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 59 d | 59 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $173k |
Skills observed across this category: real-time embedded location software, GNSS, C and assembly language, multi-threaded architecture, hardware teams
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 123 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 62 open roles · median 67 d
- NVIDIA · 58 open roles · median 48 d
- AMD · 48 open roles · median 30 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 47 open roles · median 12 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 33 open roles · median 60 d
How we counted: 715 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 Sept 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.