Hakan
Engineer
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On the Job
“I am a system engineer, supporting hardware and software development teams. We are developing a technology based on OFDM and MIMO technologies, and our current focus is the 802.11n domain. The best part of my job is the opportunity to explore many different aspects of this system. I learn every day. We work on bleeding-edge technology at Qualcomm, and that’s very exciting.”
A Unique Company
“Qualcomm is full of really good, talented people. I believe that Qualcomm has the best engineering team in the world.”
Corporate Values: Innovate, Execute, Partner
“Innovate and Execute are the Qualcomm values that mean the most to me. Exploring new areas and coming up with new ideas is what I like doing most, but I also like working on turning those ideas into real applications.”
Wireless Technologies Make a Difference
“I remember watching Star Trek when I was a child and seeing people talking over wireless phones. They would flip open the phone and then their picture would show up on the screen. That kind of communication was just a dream back then but it got me thinking, Would it be possible for people to do that one day? I always knew I wanted to be an electronic communications engineer, and now I am part of turning what I saw on Star Trek into reality.”
A Natural Fit for my School’s Alumni
“I received my Ph.D. from Istanbul Technical University which is one of the top schools in Turkey. I really liked the environment there. I liked learning. I liked that I could share my ideas easily with professors, and I enjoyed the emphasis on research. Qualcomm has a similar environment. I learn here, I am involved in research and I get to do a lot of different things.”
