Senior Manager, 4G/5G RAN Air Interface Systems Engineer

Position Summary

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Role And Responsibilities

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, 4G/5G RAN Air Interface Senior Systems Engineer to join our Wireless network team. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases. The incumbent should understand 5G RAN features and come up with a strategy to enable features to maximize performance and user experience.

• Responsible for identifying opportunities to further improve products through new features, defining feature requirements and working with R&D to finalize the solution.
• Verify the performance and functionality of the 5G air interface in commercial network. Analyze UE logs and gNB logs corresponding to a 5G air interface feature under study and produce test reports showing the intended target gain if applicable.
• Responsible for hands on analysis of network performance issues (i.e., air interface, call processing, etc.) and creating solutions to meet network optimization expectations.
• Perform detailed analysis of 4G/5G Wireless Call Protocols. Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting the issues
• Educate our customers on Samsung’s new products and services both individually and in a team environment. Ensures that customer commitments are achieved according to plan.
• Works closely with various support organizations, logistics, and cross- functional teams from SEA and Samsung HQ to achieve successful new product roll-outs and developments.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; Advanced degree is a plus.
• 10 years’ work experience in the wireless industry.
• Must have understanding on 5G concepts such as Hybrid Beamforming, Massive MIMO, New Waveforms, LTE-NR interworking & co-existence, 5G Numerologies etc.
• Experience with system engineering activities such as feature requirements identification, feature description documentation, parameter optimization, performance analysis, test strategy creation, problem troubleshooting is desirable
• Strong knowledge in 5G and 4G air interface and call processing technologies and network architecture specifically focused on Radio Access Network
• Good understanding of overall Wireless systems with emphasis on PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC and PDCP layers
• Experience with protocol analyzers, creating Tableau reports, test tools such as XCAL, QXDM and Wireshark.
• Understanding of Channel Emulators, Spectrum Analyzers, and Signal Generators
• Understanding of 3GPP systems: Core and RAN networks
• Understanding of HW as well as SW architecture
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills: To work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills: To troubleshoot network issues and optimize performance.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of time.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ongoing 3GPP Rel-18/19 activities is beneficial
• Experience with SW development is beneficial.
• Experience with wireless infrastructure provider and/or operator is desired.
  
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

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