Soumen Chakraborty

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Modem Firmware Architecture group at Intel.
40+ publications and issued/filed patents.
Proven track record in complex engineering projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Wireless Communications and Modem Technologies.

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LTE3GPP StandardizationL2/L3 protocolsEmbedded SoftwareSoftware DesignCWireless Communications SystemsEmbedded SystemsSoCDebuggingDigital Signal ProcessorsPatentsCompetitive AnalysisWiMAXTeam Management

About

Several years of experience in FW architecture design, system engineering, power optimization, physical layer performance and MIPS optimizations in multi mode modem. Worked on standardization (3GPP, WiMAX) for 4G/5G technologies. Currently leading Modem Firmware Architecture group at Intel. Working on control architecture optimization, MIPS and memory optimization in multi RAT modem. Member of patent review committee at Intel. Leading patent and publication forum, within Physical Layer Group at Intel. 40+ publications and issued/filed patents. 9 Conference/Journal papers Ability to lead teams and also conduct independent work. Proven track record of executing complex engineering projects involving several teams spread across different location. Several years of experience with modem commercialization and customer interfacing.

Experience

20 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

6 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Qualcomm

2 roles

Senior Director of Engineering

Promoted

Dec 2025 – Present · 4 mos

Director, Engineering

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

Intel corporation

2 roles

Technical Director Firmware Architecture (Principal Engineer)

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

FW Architect

Sep 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

Broadcom

Manager (Senior Principal Engineer) , Systems Design

Nov 2010 – Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

Joined Broadcom through the acquisition of Beceem Communications which was the pioneer of 4G/WiMAX technology.
Led System Design team in Bangalore.
Represented Broadcom in 3GPP RAN2
Positions held: Principal Engineer -> Sr. Principal Engineer -> Manager

Beceem communications

Staff Design Engineer

Jul 2006 – Nov 2010 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

L2/L3 algorithm developement for IEEE 802.16e/WiMAX (Mobile WiMAX) and 3GPP-LTE (Release 8) chip set. Worked extensively on the following topics :
Standardization (WiMAX forum)
Base station emulator
System Simulator
Radio Conformance tests
Algorithms for the following topics:
Power Control
Smart Methods to mitigate SAR
Link Adaptation