Firmware Engineer III, Wireless Data and Voice Path

Firmware Engineer III, Wireless Data and Voice Path

Location:

Mountain View, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in modem protocol development, with a specific focus on 3
  
  GPP LTE and 5G  or audio path development.
• 5 years of experience in coding with a general purpose programming language (e.g., C/C++), wireless communications, mobile, and embedded systems.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with the 3
  
  GPP L2 protocol stack, including MAC, RLC, and PDCP layers.
• Experience in LTE and 5G MAC layer scheduling, including data prioritization, HARQ, and C‑DRX alignment.
• Knowledge of wireless audio path components, including Jitter Buffer Management (JBM) and RTP protocol optimizations.
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Enhance modem data path and voice traffic path features to improve user experience.
• Optimize LTE and 5G related audio paths including JBM, RTP, PDCP/RLC and MAC in the wireless modem.
• Analyze, debug and fix modem protocol issues from the testing team, certification lab and customers.
• Work and design with the global carriers engineering team to meet customers performance and feature requirements.
• Collaborate with cross‑layer teams, including layer 1 and Android audio related teams.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $138,000‑$198,000 plus bonus, equity and benefits. Compensation details provided during the hiring process.

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