What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wireless Test Engineer position at Protingent?
Job Description
Job Title: Wireless Test Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Wireless Test Engineer with our client located in San Diego, CA.
Job Responsibilities:
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Job Title: Wireless Test Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Wireless Test Engineer with our client located in San Diego, CA.
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.
- Master's or a Bachelor's degree with 2-7 years of industry experience in wireless communication.
- Hands-on experience for 5G/4G lab IOT testing on NW infras like Ericsson, Nokia.
- 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 identifying 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 a preference for Python knowledge.
- 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.
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $70 - $80 an hour.
- Location: San Diego, CA.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Salary : $70 - $80