Principal Research Engineer – RAN Software Architect

We are seeking a highly accomplished expert to join Huawei’s Sweden Research Center in Stockholm and lead strategic exploration in

selected future technology domains. In this role, you will be responsible for driving forward-looking technology scouting and

research direction development through systematic investigations, technical literature review, academic collaboration, conference

participation, and industry engagement. You will synthesize emerging trends, research breakthroughs, and technology trajectories

into actionable insights that shape next-generation wireless product research and architecture design. The focus areas include

advanced software technologies and System-on-Chip (SoC) innovations for wireless RAN baseband systems. Your contributions will

directly influence research programs and architectural decisions supporting next generation wireless communication systems.

This position plays a critical role in strengthening Huawei’s technology leadership and sustaining competitive advantage in the

wireless communications industry. You will work closely with project managers, designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to

translate research findings into practical technical strategies and solution frameworks aligned with Huawei’s business and product

objectives.

You will serve as a key technical authority, driving architectural vision, breakthrough innovation, and cross-functional execution

across teams with main responsibilities:

o Define and lead the research on end-to-end architecture of high-performance L2/L3 systems, including User Plane Control (e.g.,

MAC Scheduler) and User Plane data processing.

o Establish software architecture specifications, design principles, and best practices to ensure modularity, resilience, and

long-term maintainability. Provide architectural governance and technical insight throughout the wireless product.

o Drive software–algorithm and software–hardware co-design initiatives to maximize system efficiency across heterogeneous compute

platforms (CPU, DSP, ASIC, or accelerator-based architectures).

o Drive optimization strategies in parallel processing, pipeline design, memory hierarchy utilization, lock-free/concurrent

systems, and data-path acceleration.

o Partner closely with algorithm, hardware, chipset, and system engineering teams to ensure cohesive architecture alignment and

seamless integration.

o Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in wireless communications, with strong expertise in 4G/5G Layer 2/Layer 3 stacks

and/or a related domain.

o Solid knowledge in Radio Access Network (RAN) and wireless communication including: Various types of scheduling, Link

adaptation, MIMO technologies (SU-MIMO, MU-MIMO), Control Plane and/or User/Data plane processing.

o Proven experience in the architecture, design, or development of large-scale, high-complexity software products/systems,

including:

• Designing or implementing heterogeneous parallel computing architecture e.g., multi-core CPU, DSP, FPGA, accelerator-based

systems.

o Hands-on experience with embedded platforms in wireless communication systems, including ASIC-based solutions e.g., DSP

architectures, and general-purpose processors e.g., ARM, x86/Intel architectures.

o Extensive professional experience in the design and implementation of Layer 2 and/or Layer 3 algorithms and software for

purpose-built RAN and cloud-native RAN environments.

o Strong knowledge in AI/ML applications in wireless communications, and working experience Generative AIs or Large language

models (LLMs) applied to protocol optimization, network intelligence, or system automation are considered a strong advantage.