Job Title: Certification Lead
Location: Fremont
Onsite/ Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer location
Key Responsibilities
Wireless Device Certification
Own PTCRB, GCF, and carrier certification activities from planning and scope definition through submission, approval, and closure.
Develop and maintain certification plans, requirements matrices, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and approval status.
Coordinate carrier certification with operators such as AT T, Telecommunication, Telecommunication, and other applicable carriers.
Work with Lab Managers to communicate certification scope, test priorities, prerequisites, milestones, and deadlines. Day-to-day lab operations, equipment, staffing, and capacity management remain with the Lab Managers.
Serve as the certification interface among engineering teams, Lab Managers, external laboratories, carriers, certification bodies, and chipset/vendors.
Track test progress, failures, retests, waivers/deviations, submissions, open questions, and certification blockers.
Drive certification issue resolution across modem/baseband, RF, antenna, hardware, software/telephony, system validation, and QA teams.
Coordinate required DUTs, software builds, SIM requirements, configurations, logs, technical documents, and test evidence through the responsible teams.
Assess certification impact from hardware, software, modem, RF, band, and feature changes.
Provide weekly status reporting and timely escalation of issues that may affect certification approvals or product launch schedules.
Obtain and review certification-lab quotations; coordinate SOW and PO creation or changes for authorized certification activities.
Review invoices against approved quotations, SOWs, POs, and completed certification activities; resolve discrepancies with Lab Managers, procurement, finance, and suppliers.
Required Qualifications
10-15 years of experience in wireless/mobile device development, testing, certification, or technical program management.
Minimum 5 years of direct experience in device/carrier certification or certification program management.
Demonstrated experience with PTCRB, GCF, and carrier certification programs.
Strong understanding of LTE and 5G NR, with working knowledge of RF, RRM, protocol, OTA, interoperability, and carrier-specific testing.
Experience working with wireless carriers, certification bodies, external laboratories, chipset/vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
Strong program management skills covering schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, actions, escalation, and stakeholder communication.
Experience with quotations, SOWs, POs, budgets, invoice validation, and supplier coordination.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Certification experience with AT T, Telecommunication, and/or Telecommunication.
Experience with smartphones, tablets, wearables, IoT devices, CPE, modules, or other cellular-connected products.
Working knowledge of 3GPP specifications and Qualcomm diagnostic tools such as QXDM, QCAT, and QPST.
Experience managing multiple device variants or certification programs concurrently.
Key Deliverables
Certification master plan and schedule; PTCRB/GCF/carrier trackers; certification requirements matrix; issue, retest, risk, and action tracker; weekly status report; submission and approval records; and certification SOW/PO/budget/invoice tracker.
Core Skills
PTCRB | GCF | Carrier Certification | LTE | 5G NR | 3GPP | RF | RRM | Protocol | OTA | Certification Program Management | Stakeholder Management | SOW | PO | Invoicing | Budget Tracking | Vendor Management