Wireless Architect III

Concentrix is currently looking for a Wireless Architect III—MUST BE LOCATED IN DENVER, COLORADO AREA- onsite 4 days per week. 

• Responsible for providing wireless technology leadership for the development of wireless technologies including WiFi and mobile, engineering design, and deployment support.  

• Requires hands-on experience with a broad range of wireless technologies including WiFi, 4G-LTE and IoT as well as competency with key networking elements such as routing, switching, and security.  

 MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provides technology leadership and lead the development of complex end-to-end technology solutions involving devices/CPEs, access, transport, core and backend systems.  

• Assesses new products requirements and develop technology solutions and architecture design to support them.  

• Tests & certifies new Small Cells, Home/SMB Routers, Wireless AP (Access Points) and Controllers products for the field to deploy.  

• Works with Operations to resolve WiFi and mobile access network issues that could impact the business and/or the customer.  

• Provides guidelines and technical leadership for the develop of tools and processes to support new products and technology solutions development, testing and validation.  

• Validate the capabilities of technologies through lab evaluation and possibly field trials.  

• Perform lab evaluation and field trials to validate new technology concepts.  

• Drives new innovative technologies and approaches (802.11ad/ay, UWB, BNC, Mesh Network, and others) for increasing the performance, reliability, and QoE (Quality of Experience) for customers.  

• Supports new wireless technologies and other initiatives that may include improving network security, virus detection, virtualization of network functions, along with new applications and services.  

• Supports efforts to maximize the performance of Spectrum WiFi (public WiFi infrastructure).  

• Develops tools and processes for engineering design, testing and certification of new technology solutions and products.  

• Reviews all designs, code and unit test plans where applicable. Participates and contribute to RFPs/RFIs, hardware and software evaluations and vendors contracts negotiations.  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Must have a deep knowledge in wireless access technologies including WiFi, 4G-LTE and familiar with 5G and a clear track record of excellence managing the wireless access engineering systems within an organization of a well-known media brand.  

Skills/Abilities and Knowledge 

• Familiarity with the CPE Wireless Gateway and Router designs and roadmap plans for all major Operators in the U.S., Operational experience with WiFi and 4G-LTE. Ability to manage and deliver against several initiatives simultaneously  

• Related Work Experience  

• 12+ years Wireless Technology Development & Management working with the top MSOs, Telco, satellite operators or major wireless vendor in the U.S.  

• Education- BSEE in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent; MBA preferred.  

Tools and Platforms: 

• Qualcomm ( QXDM, QCAT, PCAT) 

• Mediatek (ELT) 

• LSI (ShannonDM) 

• ADB logging/analysis 

• Spirent Umetrix Data 

• Automation platforms   

 Technical Requirements: 

• LTE / 5G SA / NSA basic signaling  differences 

• 3GPP protocol stack basic concepts 

• Carrier Aggregation / Dual Connectivity 

• Android Architecture Concepts 

• VoLTE/VoNR/VoWifi Concepts / Call Flows 

• DSDS/DSDA basic concepts 

• pSIM/eSIM basic concepts (Provisioning/Download) **Optional 

 Additional skills/requirements: 

• Team work 

• On-site work 

• Hands-On testing / analysis 

• Troubleshooting / problem resolution