Telecommunication Engineer - San Diego, CA 92121

In addition to designing and executing common 5G NR / LTE protocol stack test scenarios, the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in unconventional approaches to call scenario development and mobile device testing, enjoy working in a lab environment and have an affinity to develop practical test solutions. Join an engineering team in client's intellectual property (IP) department which develops setups to test a wide variety of commercially available mobile products.

Required Years of Experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Test Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Test Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Test Engineering or related work experience.

Job Description:

Join an engineering team in client's intellectual property (IP) department which develops setups to test a wide variety of commercially available mobile products. In addition to designing and executing common 5G NR / LTE protocol stack test scenarios, the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in unconventional approaches to call scenario development and mobile device testing, enjoy working in a lab environment and have an affinity to develop practical test solutions. Candidates must have a proven track record in 3GPP protocol analysis and related troubleshooting. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required as well as great interest in new technologies.

Major responsibilities include:
- Detailed test plan generation based on high level test requirements provided by systems engineering
- Development of call scenarios across various cellular air interfaces to test commercially available mobile products
- Protocol testing in a LAB environment
- Post-processing, analyzing and presenting test results to engineering and legal teams
- 3GPP standard and specification research
- Identification of applicable GCF tests to show 3GPP standard compliance

Major responsibilities include:
- Detailed test plan generation based on high level test requirements provided by systems engineering
- Development of call scenarios across various cellular air interfaces to test commercially available mobile products
- Protocol testing in a LAB environment
- Post-processing, analyzing and presenting test results to engineering and legal teams
- 3GPP standard and specification research
- Identification of applicable GCF tests to show 3GPP standard compliance
 
Must Have
- 5G NR (3GPP Release 15), LTE FDD/TDD
- 5G NR (NSA/SA), LTE protocol stacks including PHY/ MAC/ RLC/ PDCP/ RRC/ NAS/ Upper layers
- 8-12 years of industry experience in the following areas required:
- Call scenario development (5G NR / LTE) for Keysight E7515B (UXM 5G) using PRT and / or Test App
- Programming skills in Python/ Matlab
- Test equipment such as spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, UE power analyzer
 
Nice To Have
Additional skills in the following areas are a plus:
- Experience in 802.11 ac /a/b/g/n standards and various WIFI/BT features
- Knowledge of QXDM, MTP provisioning and testing - Analysis tools such as Wireshark
- Prior exposure to patents and intellectual property (IP) analysis