PE Software Engineer
Qualcomm · Santa Clara, California, United States of America ·
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 1+ years
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General Summary:
Are you excited about developing advanced GNSS and positioning technologies that power billions of devices worldwide?
Qualcomm's Location Technology Team is looking for highly motivated software engineers to design and deliver next-generation positioning solutions for future wireless platforms. Qualcomm's advanced GNSS and location technologies are deeply integrated into our chipsets and enable accurate, reliable, and power-efficient positioning across mobile, wearable, automotive, IoT, and other connected platforms.
As a GNSS Positioning Engine Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, testing, and optimization of Qualcomm's core GNSS Positioning Engine. The Positioning Engine is responsible for transforming GNSS measurements and sensor inputs into high-accuracy Position, Velocity, and Time (PVT) solutions used across Qualcomm platforms.
You will work closely with GNSS systems, measurement engine, sensor, hardware, software, and test teams to develop and commercialize state-of-the-art positioning technologies that deliver industry-leading location performance. The role also leverages modern AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows, including large language models (LLMs) and coding assistants such as Claude, Codex, and similar technologies, to improve software development productivity, code quality, debugging efficiency, data analysis, and system performance optimization.
Role Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, testing, maintenance, and optimization of real-time embedded GNSS positioning software.
Key responsibilities include:
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.Preferred Qualifications
Why Join Qualcomm Location Technology?
Qualcomm's GNSS and positioning technologies power devices used by billions of consumers worldwide. Our innovations enable navigation, fitness tracking, emergency services, automotive applications, wearables, and emerging location-based experiences across a wide range of connected platforms.
As part of the Location Technology Team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge positioning solutions, collaborate with leading experts in GNSS and navigation technologies, and help shape the future of location experiences for next-generation wireless products.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$134,500.00 - $201,700.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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