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Senior/Staff Wireless Lead Engineer

Senior/Staff Wireless Lead Engineer

CompanyZoox
LocationSan Mateo, CA, USA
Salary$186000 – $305000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s, PhD
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • M.S or PhD in Electrical Engineering, telecommunications, computer science or a related discipline
  • 10+ years of professional work experience
  • Deep expertise in 4G-LTE, 5G-NR, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth radio access network (RAN) and core network (CN) architectures including control and user-planes
  • Fundamental understanding of wireless network protocols with particular emphasis on L1-L3 including PHY, RRC, RRM, NAS and security protocols including SIM processing
  • In-depth expertise in standards development organization (SDO) specifications that define wireless networks including 3GPP, IEEE 802.11x, BT SIG and related specifications including IETF

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Zoox engineering teams to identify and prioritize network features aligned with Zoox’s technical and business priorities
  • Architect world-class wireless engineering solutions including antenna and radio frequency front end (RFFE) engineering, multi-antenna MIMO and baseband optimization, network slicing and advanced quality of service assurance, mobility procedure and performance optimization, and the application of AI and machine learning principles to wireless network performance optimization
  • Liaise closely with Zoox field deployment optimization teams to identify, record, process and interpret key device and service performance attributes
  • Make critical engineering contributions to the identification and resolution of solution defects and ensure key opportunities for further improvement in wireless network performance are re-mapped into the Zoox engineering design process
  • Establish, maintain and evolve technical relationships with leading technical experts in US and international Mobile Network Operator (MNO) technical staff, Tier-1 network infrastructure vendors, and mobile chipset vendors

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience as senior wireless chipset architect or mobile network technical staff