Position Title: IOT LAB Test Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract IOT LAB Test Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:- Support 5G/4G lab IOT activities for different infra vendors.
- Participate in new 5G/4G feature validation in a lab environment with network emulators and infra vendor drops.
- 5G/4G feature test planning, test script development and automation.
- 5G/4G NR FR2/FR1 RF testing
- Reproduction of customer and field issues in the lab.
- Modem Power measurement and benchmarking.
- Work-related travel to support lab, field, or IOT testing.
- Support lab, field and certification activities including log analysis, test execution, regression testing, bug tracking, and automation.
- Apply wireless protocol knowledge to debug and test the 5G/4G/3G/2G modem product lines.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree or Master with 2-7 years of industry experience in wireless communication
- Hands-on experience for 5G/4G lab IOT testing on Network infrastructure like Ericsson, Nokia & Samsung.
- Deep understanding of various modem protocol layer stack – L1, MAC, RRC, PDCP for LTE/5G
- In-depth knowledge of LTE/5G NR NSA/SA features
- Hands on experience in mobile device testing with KeySight/Anritsu/R&S test equipment for at least 1-3 years for protocol, data performance & RF.
- Experience in measuring/analyzing Days-of-Use (DoU) power consumption data (modem perspective) and identify optimization areas.
- Hands on experience with UE and NW log analysis, log post processing with mobile device logging tools.
- Hands on experience with test equipment and UE automation: with preference for knowledge of python.
- Good understanding of the 3GPP RAN#4/5 test specifications - especially for 5G FR1 & FR2 (NSA and SA), LTE, LTE-A as well as US carrier and network vendor test requirements
- Hands on experience with defect tracking tools e.g. JIRA.
- Ability to work in a team environment with multiple teams and challenging schedules.
- Strong verbal and writing communication skills
- Ability to take ownership and bring innovations in test methodology and automation.
- Should be self-starter and keen to learn technologies which may be required on the job.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $65-$70/hr.
- Location: Richardson, Texas (Remote)
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
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