Principal Design & Firmware Engineer

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Position: Principal Design & Firmware Engineer

Team

The Antenna Technologies team resides in the Defense Missions Technology group in Defense & Aerospace (D&A) business unit. The Antenna Technologies team develops phased array solutions for our customers that meet their mission requirements. You will work with an incredible antenna design team and test professionals developing state-of-the-art products for Satellite Communications, Line of Sight Communications, and A&D (including Radar) markets.

Position Summary

Qorvo's Antenna Technologies team is seeking a Principal Firmware & Electrical Design Engineer to design, build, test, and maintain embedded controller hardware and firmware for phased array reference designs and array products, with support for power supply and digital control circuitry.

Responsibilities

A candidate in this position will be trained and expected to perform the following duties shortly after joining the antenna team:

• Architect active IC control logic and develop hardware for phased array systems.
• Write embedded control firmware for phased array operation, including near real-time beamsteering updates, IC polling, temperature readings, calibration, and error monitoring.
• Build SPI digital communication links between microcontrollers and peripherals.
• Create Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to connect external systems, including GPS and INS systems, and write firmware to transfer data across these interfaces.
• Lead debugging and test verification of high-speed digital systems and verify functionality of high-speed interfaces on designs.
  
  

Duties

A candidate in this position will be trained and expected to perform the following duties 1-2 years after joining the antenna team:

• Develop specifications and resource requirements for digital, firmware, and embedded software designs.
• Develop processes for software/firmware development, management and maintenance for deployed products
• Expand ownership of high-speed digital electronics, DC power supply designs, embedded processor systems, and signal and power integrity improvements for digital/FPGA designs.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BSEE or equivalent) with minimum of 5 years overall experience preferable.
• Experience with embedded controller testing and troubleshooting, analog/digital circuit design, power management, schematic capture, PCB layout, and BOM tools.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and system-level ICDs; familiarity with GPS receivers, INS sensors, and navigation data.
• Strong circuit design, documentation, and implementation experience with high-speed digital electronics, DC power supply designs, and embedded processor systems.
• Experience in signal and power integrity analysis of digital/FPGA designs and ability to work in a fast-paced environment on aggressive schedules.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with phased array beamsteering algorithms and array math implemented in firmware is a strong preference.
• Experience in low-voltage power supply/regulation design, with experience related to RF circuit design.
• Experience with design, analysis, and layout of PCBs with high-speed digital line rates of 1 Gb/s.
• Experience developing software in python and familiarity with object oriented programming.
• Digital system partitioning and function implementation in FPGAs and simulation.
  
  

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $148,100 - $192,500 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Qorvo reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as external competitiveness and internal comparability.

Base compensation is one element of Total Rewards offered at Qorvo. More information on the Total Rewards package can be shared upon request.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT QORVO

We are Qorvo. We do more than create innovative RF and Power solutions for the mobile, defense and infrastructure markets – we are a place to innovate and shape the future of wireless communications. It starts with our employees. As a unified global team, we bring a commitment to excellence, growth and a passion for creating what's next. Explore the possibilities with us.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcome all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law, including race, color, religion, sex (as defined by law), national origin, age, military or veteran status, genetic information, or disability.