Sr. Software Apps 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 diverse 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 diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

SUMMARY:
The successful candidate will be based in Seoul, South Korea to integrate UWB and relevant connectivity components into the software of smartphone designs. He/she will also assist sales with product promotion and liaise with development and product software application engineers.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Develop an extensive knowledge of the company’s cellular and connectivity product portfolio and software application, providing world-class applications support to our customers (e.g. Android OS users)
•    Technical applications support to both customers evaluating our products as well as internal sales personnel
•    Ability to travel to design locations for product training as well as the customer for onsite support
•    The focus will be on the embedded SW, running on a Linux/Android operating system
•    You will work on firmware, low-level drivers, reference applications and new features and introduce these to Qorvo’s UWB and relevant connectivity customers. 
•    Using standard tools and by cross-referencing standards and documentation you will debug SW and interoperability issues in the wireless protocol stacks in specific customer platforms focusing on UWB.
•    You guide and assist our customers from project start to mass production with implementation of the Qorvo Mobile software into their products.
•    You contribute by writing Android layer SW (service, libraries, and HAL) for these devices.

 
QUALIFICATIONS:
1.    BS/BE Degree in software Engineering or similar
•    Experienced Embedded SW engineer (>5 year), with solid, hands-on experience in embedded C programming 
•    Experience with different microcontroller platforms (ARM Cortex-M), tools (GIT, GCC, make) and embedded Linux (kernel driver development)
•    Experience with different Android environments, tools (GIT, GCC, make) and embedded Linux (kernel driver development)
•    Understand Android architecture, Services, AIDL, Vendor libs and HAL
•    Understand RF stack, PHY and MAC.  Ideally UWB or any other RF experience
•    Real time operating system deep knowledge (Zephyr, RTOS or similar) including SPI operations, secure boot, flash access and profiling.
•    Developing with quality in mind, design modular code with intuitive and well documented APIs.
•    Experience with co-debugging software and HW issues, using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, digital multimeter, etc.
•    Familiar with working in a customer-oriented environment. Open to communication with customers, both from a technical sales perspective as a customer support perspective 
•    Excellent knowledge of English, strong communicator, both in writing and speaking 
 
 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
•    At least 5 years minimum Smartphone design experience for connectivity software (BLE or UWB or WiFi)

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