O-ran System Design Engineer

Canoga Perkins; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Canoga Perkins, headquartered in Los Angeles, seeks a Senior O-RAN System Design Engineer to lead architecture, implementation and deployment of cutting-edge 5G transport solutions. You will work on RAN, Ethernet and IP switching, defining product directions and engaging customers with technical insights.

The role requires deep expertise in O-RAN/3GPP, TSN, and advanced networking, with strong leadership and collaboration across cross-functional teams. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data communication product development or equivalent.
• PhD preferred; MS/CE acceptable with experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead highly technical teams independently.
• Experience with O-RAN, 5G, and TSN advantages for products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop O-RAN based system solutions for 5G use cases.
• Represent Canoga Perkins in industry groups (O-RAN, OCP).
• Translate industry trends into actionable product features.
• Design L2/L3 MAC/RRC optimizations and document for customers.
• Support customer-facing teams with technical advantages.
• Assist deployment and post-deployment support to customers.
• Travel for conferences and customer meetings.

Skills

O-RAN & 3GPP

IEEE 802.1 TSN

IETF routing (IS-IS, OSPF, BGP)

Data communications product dev

Strong communication

Independent leader

Education

Master’s or PhD in CS/CE or related

Tools

MS Office

Job description

O-ran System Design Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Headquarters

Reporting To: Anees Narsinh

Description

ABOUT CANOGA PERKINS:

Founded in 1965, Canoga Perkins is a privately held network connectivity company with more than 150,000 active network elements deployed in Tier 1 service provider networks. The company delivers mission-critical, secure communications solutions for leading service providers, industrial enterprises, utilities, military and government customers. Its SyncMetra® platform extends that heritage to private 5G and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), providing software-defined, deterministic, low-latency transport for industrial automation, enterprise AI and other demanding applications. Learn more at www.canogaperkins.net.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Senior O-RAN System Design and Integration, to join our Product Development, to work on our cutting-edge 5G switching products. This is a highly technical position that requires the individual to be an well versed in Radio Access Network (RAN), Ethernet and IP switching technologies.

Responsibilities include leading product definition, architecture, implementation and deployment of 5G transport products based on industry trends, innovation, competitive analysis and customer needs. The position will also involve customer engagements, including writing white papers, patent creation, doing presentations, demos and support.

What You'll Do

• Lead, Design and develop O-RAN based system solutions which utilize, promote and can publicize company’s offerings for different 5G use cases.
• Represent Canoga in trade groups, such as O-RAN, OCP, etc. as subject matter expert to promote vision of next generation networks that is aligned with Canoga products.
• Participate in various trade groups and industry events to decipher and articulate industry trends into implementable features in company’s product line.
• Based on potential customer application, optimize and design L2/L3 MAC/RRC Layer, develop, stage and document solution for customer presentation.
• Support customer facing teams by articulating, participating and publishing technological advantages in Canoga products.
• Support successful adoption of Canoga products during deployment and subsequent operation by providing needed technical support to customer facing teams.
• Travel as needed for conferences, events and customer meetings.

What We're Looking For

• O-RAN and 3GPP technologies for the Radio Access Networks (4G/5G) and New Radio Cloud, virtualization and containerization, especially hyperscaler offerings for Mobile Edge Compute.
• IEEE 802.1 LAN/MAN bridging technologies, with special emphasis on Time Sensitive Networking.
• IETF routing standards, such as IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, SRv6, SR-MPLS, etc.
• Private / Public 5G deployments in this market.
• 7+ years of experience in Data Communication product development or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A high level of comfort with network technologies and participation in groups.
• The ability to convey complex networking systems and technologies in a way that is well-received.
• The ability to work independently, be self-motivated, a self-starter and lead highly technical teams.
• The ability to maintain an excellent rapport with cross‑functional internal and external personnel.
• Master’s or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. PhD degree a plus.
• Intermediate level skills in MS Office including Word, Excel and Outlook & Strong Presentation Skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Data Center architecture and edge computing.
• Industrial 4.0 and 5G applications including ultra-reliable low latency communications (uRLLC).
• Cyber-physical systems engineering, AI.
• FPGA architecture, design and implementations.
• Switching ASIC designs and options on the market.

Why Canoga Perkins?

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to help join the early stages of a rapidly growing organization.

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