RF Engineer II- Staffing

Circet USA • West Nyack, NY

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About The Position

Circet USA is seeking an RF Engineer to assist with the design and execution of test plans that ensure accurate and consistent product testing. The role performs systems testing and verification for new radio products, analyzes results, and helps resolve technical issues. It requires familiarity with 5G architecture and field testing, including site shakedowns, acceptance testing, scanner drives, cluster drives, log processing, and troubleshooting network performance and connectivity. The engineer also supports drive-test coordination and communicates testing processes, findings, and recommendations to technical and business audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 4–8 years of directly related experience.
• Ability to write, read, analyze, and interpret technical journals and procedures.
• Ability to support presentations of technical information in business settings for audiences with varying backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge of the LTE air interface and PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC, and PDCP layers.
• Ability to travel sporadically during the project.
• Ability to use mapping software such as Streets and maps, QGIS, and MapInfo.
• Experience with objective-oriented drive-testing scenarios for FIT/FOA and FFA tests.
• Experience with frequency bands including Sub6, Cmwave, and Mmwave, and understanding of their propagation characteristics.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in telecommunications engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems testing and verification for new radio product offerings and help resolve related issues.
• Follow established testing processes and procedures to ensure reliable and accurate data gathering and analysis.
• Maintain knowledge of existing, current, and newly developed base station products and components.
• Assist with creating test plans, trouble reports, automation scripts, and methods of procedure; generate problem reports and ensure satisfactory resolution.
• Interface with software and hardware design groups and assist with debugging and resolution activities.
• Prepare reports and compile and analyze data and engineering information to communicate processes, results, plans, recommendations, and conclusions.
• Identify and troubleshoot 5G field KPI issues involving connections, handovers, and drops.
• Test and troubleshoot diminished 5G throughput using protocols such as TCP and UDP; perform site shakedowns, ATPs, scanner drives, and other field activities as needed.
• Enable or disable log mask settings for objective-oriented testing scenarios.
• Perform multiple-device testing and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Perform cluster drives, process logs, and ensure collected data reliability across NR and LTE.
• Support a subset of drive-test coordination efforts as required.
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies through conferences and technical publications and resources.
• Communicate testing bottlenecks to Senior Engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level