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Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering, Modem Protocol Stack

Google· Google Pixel / Hardware Engineering
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New Taipei, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, TaiwanFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior managerial role overseeing firmware engineering for the modem protocol stack, with responsibility for multi-year software delivery, technical roadmap, and cross-functional leadership within the Pixel modem organization.

Responsibilities

  • Define the technical roadmap and architecture for the cellular modem protocol stack (L1/L2/L3/NAS) spanning 5G NR (SA/NSA), 4G LTE, C-V2X, and Satellite NTN.
  • Lead, grow, and mentor an organization of engineers across multiple specialized sub-teams (L1/DSP Firmware, RRC/Control Plane, NAS/Data Services, and Protocol Triage/Field Interoperability).
  • Manage multi-year software delivery schedules aligned with Pixel hardware launch milestones, ensuring on-time delivery from pre-silicon emulation to commercial launch.
  • Drive rapid resolution of carrier test failures, IODT (Interoperability Development Testing), GCF/PTCRB compliance, and field log analysis.
  • Partner closely with Android Telephony, RF Hardware, Power/Thermal System Engineering, Baseband Silicon architects, and Product Management.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience in software engineering with cellular modem baseband or protocol stack software.
  • 5 years of experience in people management and managing engineering teams.
  • Experience in 3GPP specifications (LTE, 5G NR Rel-15-18) across the full protocol stack, including (Baseband physical layer, DSP/FW architecture, RF control, beam management, and CSI/SRS), RRC (MAC, RLC, PDCP, SDAP, RRC state machines, handover, Carrier Aggregation, and Dual Connectivity), and NAS (5GMM, 5GSM, EMM, ESM, registration/mobility management, and PLMN selection).

Skills

Required:Modem protocol stack expertise (L1/L2/L3/NAS)People management

Benefits

  • Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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