Private Cellular Engineer

Toyota Tsusho Systems Corporation; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho Systems US in Plano, TX is seeking a highly motivated Private Cellular Engineer who will develop standards, architectures, and roadmaps for private cellular and radio infrastructure across North America.

This role analyzes requirements, designs technical solutions for complex problems, and supports the stability and scalability of cellular networks across campuses, manufacturing sites, data centers, and remote locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS or related discipline.
• 8–10 years of professional experience in networking or cellular systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication to present recommendations.
• Experience with Cellular DAS and Private Cellular deployments (4G/5G).
• Solid understanding of network tech (LAN/WAN/WLAN) and TCP/IP.
• Proficient troubleshooting using network analysis tools.
• Knowledge of RF and LTE networks; willingness to learn new tech.

Responsibilities

• Support Private Cellular initiatives including proofs of concepts and production deployments.
• Own and fulfill small to large strategic Private Cellular projects; escalate as needed.
• Help design, test, and implement new Cellular/Radio solutions and PoCs.
• Assist in vendor and solution selection processes.
• Lead weekly project status meetings.
• Conduct site surveys and develop site plans for full facility coverage.
• Coordinate resources, track execution, and validate deployments and upgrades.
• Supervise site installs and maintain cellular DAS/Private Cellular infrastructure.
• Serve as an escalation point for operational issues and vendor coordination.
• Submit and track Change Management for Cellular/Radio systems.
• Monitor systems for trouble areas and document root cause.
• Provide support for service tickets during deployments.
• Engage with manufacturer support centers to resolve issues quickly.
• Create/maintain Operational Support Guides and documentation.
• Travel to site as required for deployments, testing and validation.

Skills

DAS & Private Cellular

TCP/IP networking

RF/LTE knowledge

Troubleshooting skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Information Systems or related discipline

Tools

Wireshark

iPerf

Job description

About TTS-US:

Founded in 2011, Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. (TTS-US) is a Toyota group company, that develops IT solutions wherever global businesses operate. Transforming into a technology and mobility company, TTS-US with it's 8 TTS affiliates worldwide is establishing a secure and resilient Toyota global value chain. The creative capacity to forge such limitless business opportunities is one of the strengths of Toyota Tsusho Systems.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Private Cellular Engineer is responsible for the development of standards, solution architectures and roadmaps for private Cellular and Radio infrastructure. This individual will work with business facing teams & users to design appropriate solutions that meet business requirements for cellular network demands across North America locations.

This individual successfully analyzes requirements and designs technical solutions for complex problems. This person evaluates technical and economic feasibility of systems solutions (e.g., costs, benefits, feature/functionality, interoperability, scalability, maintainability, etc.) based on the full technology life cycle. The person in this role will support the department’s objectives by ensuring the stability and availability of cellular/radio network hardware and software, by planning capacity of the Cellular infrastructure for Campus, Manufacturing sites, Data Centers and other remote sites. The Cellular Engineer collaborates with other network teams (LAN, WAN, Security) and domain architects to evaluate and introduce new technology standards.

Description / Essential Functions:

Key/Primary Responsibilities

• Support Private Cellular initiatives including Proof of Concepts and Production deployments.
• Own and fulfill small to large strategic or tactical Private Cellular projects. Function as point of escalation for project execution issues.
• Help design, test, and implement new Cellular/Radio solutions and Proof of Concepts.
• Helps with the vendor and solution selection process.
• Lead weekly project status meetings.
• Conduct and/or coordinate site surveys, develop site plans to gain total coverage of facility.
• Coordinate resources, track execution, and validate new deployments, upgrades, and expansions.
• Supervise and or performing site installs, maintenance, upgrades, or software enhancements to support the cellular DAS/Private Cellular infrastructure needs.
• Function as a point of escalation for operational issues, work with vendors for timely resolution.
• Submit and track Change Management for all Cellular/Radio systems.
• Monitor system for trouble areas and proactively resolve and document root cause.
• Support service tickets as needed while engaged on enterprise cellular deployments.
• Engage with manufacturer technical support centers to quickly resolve issues as they arise.
• Create/maintain Operational Support Guides and any other documentation.
• Travel to site when required to support deployments, testing and validation.

Minimum qualification:

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management

Information Systems or related discipline, or equivalent work experience

• 8 to 10 years of professional experience.
• High-level teaming and communication skills to influence and persuade others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts and recommendations to management.
• Experience with Cellular Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and signal boosting solutions.
• Experience designing and deploying Private Cellular solutions (Private 4G/5G on licensed and/or CBRS spectrums)
• Strong understanding of Network technologies and TCP/IP protocols (LAN, WAN, WLAN) and firewall.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with analysis and performance evaluation tools such as Wireshark, iPerf etc.
• Extensive experience with Wireless technologies, knowledge of RF and LTE Networks
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher certification
• Experience designing and deploying Private Cellular Network solutions

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Contract
• Plano, TX
• Hybrid
• Standard business hours
• Limited travel expected