System Structure Design Engineer

Samsung • Plano, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions, and network systems. Across each of these areas, our work drives innovation, economic growth, and workforce opportunity in the United States. For nearly five decades, Samsung has been at the forefront of technological advancements, investing over $100 billion and creating more than 20,000 jobs nationwide. Our mission is to integrate cutting-edge products, services, and AI technology to deliver smarter, sustainable, and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA offers opportunities to work alongside global visionary thinkers and innovators who are passionate about making a difference. The Wireless Networks team supports carrier customers through an innovative technology roadmap. The dynamic culture at Samsung offers both great challenge and great reward. We are looking for a 4G/5G RAN SME to join our Wireless network team. You will be a key contributor as a subject matter expert in a multi-functional team of R&D, Systems engineering, and product validation to introduce Samsung products to Wireless Carriers.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in engineering with 8-10 years of directly related experience is required.
• Must have 4G/5G Call Processing experience with in-depth knowledge of signaling protocols and understanding of concepts such as Hybrid Beamforming, Massive MIMO, New Waveforms, LTE-NR interworking & co-existence, 5G Numerologies etc.
• Experienced and fluent with 3GPP RAN product architecture, design, implementation and performance improvements (KPIs).
• Good understanding of scheduler functionality is beneficial.
• Experience with system engineering activities such as 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/VoNR features and Protocols, experience with ongoing 3GPP activities is beneficial.
• Working knowledge of various RF antenna technologies & network optimizations.
• Ability to leverage latest AI Tools to streamline RAN network analysis.
• Ability to recognize gaps and built tools and documentation to improve knowledge sharing and team deliverables.
• Ability to project confidence and clarity in written and verbal discussions in English.

Nice To Haves

• A Masters with 8+ years of experience is preferred.
• Experience with Virtualized RAN solutions is a plus.
• Experience with scripting or Python programing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for development of feature requirements, systems and performance analysis, conduct deep-dive customer sessions on 4G/5G Call processing related features and air interface technologies.
• Analyzing the customer requirements, converting then into system requirements and capturing of detail design for the development team for all Samsung product features.
• Responsible for leading technical discussions on Samsung products/scheduler related features with several customer vertical organization including 4G/5G RAN Development groups and RAN performance groups.
• Author technical proposals, Technical research and white papers, design documents and Operator network design.
• Aid in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases and third party product evaluation to build product synergies.
• Provides expert technical support in the pre-sales process and creates compelling technical and commercial solutions in order to help achieve the assigned sales goals and business objectives.
• Translates and communicates complex technical design considerations between the Samsung sales team and carriers’ network business.
• 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 rollouts and developments.
• Accountable for leading testing and deployment efforts 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, analysis and quality proofing.
• Responsible for Tier 3 support, analyzing and troubleshooting scheduler related issues reported from customer labs, field sites and production network.
• Review and provide recommendations to improve LTE and 5G RAN network performance by evaluating and trending key KPIs, performing trials and providing optimization guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Tuition Assistance (after 6 months), Paid Time Off, Student Loan Program (after 6 months), Wellness Incentives, and many more.
• MBO bonus compensation, based on company, division, and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

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