RAN Systems Engineer

Samsung Electronics•Plano, TX

About The Position

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances and enterprise solutions. From our humble beginnings to our position today as a tech leader, our passion for innovation has been the common thread throughout our history. We’ve grown into one of THE most recognized global brands. We consider ourselves “relentless pioneers” that push boundaries and defy barriers. The company pushes beyond the limits of today’s technology to provide groundbreaking connected experiences across its large portfolio of products and services, including mobile devices, home appliances, home entertainment, 5G networks, and digital displays. As EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Corporate Commitment Partner, SEA is dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through its eco-conscious products, practices, and operations. People | Excellence | Change | Integrity | Co-Prosperity Role and Responsibilities Samsung Electronics America (SEA) is seeking a highly experienced 4G/5G FOA RAN Engineer to join our Wireless network team. You will be a key contributor as a product validation engineer in a multi-functional team of R&D, Systems engineering, and product validation to introduce Samsung products into a Wireless Operator. Accountable for leading field integration testing efforts (FFA/FIT/FSA) of all 4G/5G key features with customers, including test plan development, reviewing test plan with customers, driving cross-functional teams to execution, review of test results, issue identification, how to evaluate “no-harm” in a commercial network, analysis and quality proofing until software acceptance is achieved. Responsible for product validation, feature validation, performance analysis and customer review sessions for LTE & 5G RAN products focusing on Air interface, E2E performance, and Call Processing. Responsible for Test execution in lab and field, test report creation and customer presentation. Understand the product/feature requirements and convert them into test cases. Execute the test cases to ensure product meets requirements Aid in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases and third-party product evaluation to build product synergies. Perform detailed analysis of 4G& 5G Wireless 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
Undergraduate Degree in engineering with 8-10 years of directly related experience is required.
A Masters with 6+ years’ experience is preferred
Fluent with 3GPP RAN product architecture, design, implementation and performance improvements (KPIs).
Good understanding of scheduler functionality is beneficial.
Experience with feature requirements identification, feature description documentation, parameter optimization, performance analysis, test strategy creation, problem troubleshooting is desirable
Thorough understanding of 3GPP specification for LTE/LTE-A/5G features and protocols.
Good understanding on 4G & 5G concepts such as DL/UL scheduling, LTE power control, Beamforming fundamentals, MIMO, ENDC.
Experience in EMS systems, managing network elements, software upgrades, MOP verification
Experience with test tools including protocol analyzers, XCAL/QXDM, Wireshark, Channel Emulator, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.
Ability to travel sporadically during the project

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree is preferred

Responsibilities

Leading field integration testing efforts (FFA/FIT/FSA) of all 4G/5G key features with customers, including test plan development, reviewing test plan with customers, driving cross-functional teams to execution, review of test results, issue identification, how to evaluate “no-harm” in a commercial network, analysis and quality proofing until software acceptance is achieved.
Responsible for product validation, feature validation, performance analysis and customer review sessions for LTE & 5G RAN products focusing on Air interface, E2E performance, and Call Processing.
Responsible for Test execution in lab and field, test report creation and customer presentation.
Understand the product/feature requirements and convert them into test cases.
Execute the test cases to ensure product meets requirements
Aid in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases and third-party product evaluation to build product synergies.
Perform detailed analysis of 4G& 5G Wireless 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.