4G/5G RAN Test Engineer III

Telnet Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Telnet Inc in Plano, TX seeks a 4G/5G RAN Test Engineer III with strong lab and field test experience. You will drive validation of LTE/5G features, analyze performance, and present results to customers. Responsibilities include test execution in customer labs, report creation, and cross-functional collaboration for new product rollouts.

The role requires deep knowledge of 4G/5G air interface, protocol layers, and system testing, plus willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in engineering with 8-10 years directly related experience; Masters with 6+ years preferred.
• Strong knowledge of 4G/5G air interface, RADIO access network concepts and core/RAN interactions.
• Experience with system testing, feature validation, test strategy, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with inter-vendor radio testing, lab testing, and KPIs.
• Familiarity with 3GPP Rel activities and ENDC/ORAN validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop product and feature validation, performance analysis and customer review sessions.
• Execute tests in customer labs, create reports, and present results.
• Translate requirements into system test cases and execution plans.
• Perform detailed analysis of 4G/5G protocols and troubleshoot issues.
• Educate customers on new products and services and support roll-outs.

Skills

4G/5G concepts

DL/UL scheduling

Beamforming

MIMO

ENDC

Inter-vendor testing

Kubernetes

Virtualization

ORAN

IoT technologies (eMTC/NB-IoT)

Protocol analyzers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in EE/CS

Masters degree preferred

Tools

XCAL/QXDM

Wireshark

Channel Emulator

Spectrum Analyzers

Signal Generators

Job description

Job title: 4G/5G RAN Test Engineer III

Location: Plano, TX

Duration: 3 Months

Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for development of product validation, feature validation, systems and performance analysis, customer review sessions for LTE & 5G RAN products focusing on Air interface, E2E performance, and Call Processing.
• Responsible for Test execution in customer lab , Report creation and customer presentation.
• Analyzing the product and feature requirements, converting them into system test cases and execution to ensure product meets customer spec.
• Aid in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases
• Perform detailed analysis of 4G& 5G Wireless Protocols
• Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting the issues
• Responsible for Inter-vendor radio testing.
• Responsible for Vitualization system bringup and test bed setup.
• Educate our customers on Client'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 Client HQ to achieve successful new product roll-outs and developments.

Success Criteria

• Technical Acumen
• Validation expert in driving the technical solutions to customer through complex organizational dynamics

Presentations Skills

• Leveraging your ability to communicate effectively with all levels of organization as well as HQ partners on initiatives

Excellence Dealing with Ambiguity

• Bringing your experience in problem solving and ability to navigate complex organizations with pivotal shifts

Background/Experience required

• Good understanding on 4G & 5G concepts such as DL/UL scheduling, LTE power control, Beamforming fundamentals, MIMO,ENDC.
• Undergraduate Degree in engineering with 8-10 years of directly related experience is required. A Masters with 6+ years' experience is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree is EE/CS is required
• Experience with ongoing 3GPP Rel activities is beneficial
• Experience with system testing activities such as feature validation, test description documentation, parameter optimization, performance analysis, test strategy creation, problem troubleshooting
• Strong knowledge in 4G& 5G 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
• Working experience in Lab testing and IOT testing is preferred
• Working experience on inter vendor radio tesing.
• Working experience on kubernetes and Virtualization system integration.
• Working experience on ORAN product validation
• Understanding of IOT technologies including eMTC, NB-IOT,S1 & X2 Interface
• Experience in EMS systems, managing network elements, software upgrades, MOP verification
• Experience with SW development is beneficial
• Understanding of 3GPP systems: Core and RAN networks
• Understanding of HW as well as SW architecture
• Experience with test tools including protocol analyzers, XCAL/QXDM, Wireshark, Channel Emulator, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.
• Ability to travel sporadically during the project