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General Summary:
This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of the designing, standardizing, implementing, validating and executing complex test methodologies for commercializing the Cellular (or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)) modem as a product or component within a product. Has expertise in the 3GPP WWAN specifications (most notably with LTE and 5GNR), performs end-to-end performance/functional analysis of advanced multi-RAT (Radio Access Technology) cellular modems and optimizes system performance based on analysis of data from lab and/or live networks. Works closely with the other functional groups including modem systems, modem software, modem hardware and modem firmware to characterize, certify and commercialize a cost effective, high capability, high performance modem that meets industry leading quality metrics and customer requirements. Conducts log analyses with team members to identify where an issue has occurred and makes recommendations for how to address the issue. Verifies that proposed solutions to identified issues accurately address and correct the problem and do not impact other functionalities. Reviews functional test and adds additional test cases when necessary to ensure that issues are fully understood and analyzed. Reviews results documents to assist team in determining root causes of testing errors and determines best way to debug. Prioritizes errors as required. Identifies test requirements based on input from team and manager with minimal oversight. Participates in project review sessions within team to deliver constructive feedback on testing problems encountered by more junior staff. Displays expertise for the different features of the system. Reviews performance test and adds additional test cases when necessary to ensure that issues are fully understood and analyzed. Serves as a mentor to Engineers and Senior Engineers and teaches them about complex features, systems, testing strategies, and automation. Addresses general technical issues and escalates only highly complex technical issues to tech leads or Principal Engineers. Determines if issues should be tested in the field or in the lab and ensures that all possible scenarios are addressed in the test plans. Collaborates with functional and lab teams, network operators, field teams, and product management teams to ensure that the testing plan is accurate for addressing feature issues. Implements a testing plan by attempting to cause a failure within multiple areas of code. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.
Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and one (1) year of experience in a related occupation. Will also accept a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and five (5) years of progressive experience in a related occupation. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.
Pay Range: $130,600.00 - $195,800.00/year
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