Senior RAN systems Engineer

Company: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Location: Plano
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Position Summary

THE COMPANY
For decades, Samsung has been leading the charge on innovation. We see beauty in achieving excellence and our passion for change fuels our discoveries, inventions, and breakthrough technology. We believe that technology can, and should, make the world a better place, so we create new possibilities for people everywhere, push the limits of what's possible, and constantly innovate.

At Samsung Electronics America, we take pride in the creativity and diversity of our talented people - they are at the forefront of everything we do. Their skillset and mindset drive our continued success. Only the resilient and resourceful thrive in the daily dose of unexpected at Samsung. We unapologetically push to achieve unforeseen potential in everything we do, both within the workplace and at home. We fearlessly face challenges head-on, conquer the unconquerable, and are comfortable living in the uncomfortable zone. Together we make the impossible possible. Because at Samsung, we Own the Unknown.
Are you ready to #OwnTheUnknown? Join us.

Role and Responsibilities

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include:

• Responsible for development of product requirements, feature requirements, systems and performance analysis, conduct deep-dive customer sessions, new technology introduction of virtualized networks.
• Responsible for analyzing the customer requirements, converting them into system requirements and capturing of detail design for the development team.
• Aid in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases
• Perform detailed analysis of 4G/5G Wireless Call Protocols. Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting the issues
• 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 roll-outs and developments.
• Ability to travel sporadically during the project. Success Criteria:
  
  Technical Acumen
  • Subject Matter 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 Skills and Qualifications
        
        Background & Competencies Required:
        • Minimum of 8+ yrs. of industry experience in wireless is required
        • Bachelor's Degree in EE/CS; Advanced degree is beneficial
        • Must have understanding on 5G concepts such as Hybrid Beamforming, Massive MIMO, New Waveforms, LTE-NR interworking & co-existence, 5G Numerologies etc.
        • Experience with ongoing 3GPP Rel-15/16 activities 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
        • Strong knowledge in 5G and 4G 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
        • Experience with protocol analyzers, test tools such as XCAL, QXDM, Wireshark, Channel Emulator, Spectrum Analyzers, and Signal Generators.
        • Understanding of 3GPP systems: Core and RAN networks
        • Experience with SW development is beneficial
        • Understanding of HW as well as SW architecture
          #LI-JL1 #Motivated
          
          Necessary Skills and attributes:
          
          Demonstrated ability to interact at all levels within customer's organizations. The ability to negotiate with and convince others, in a potentially adversarial environment, including customer leadership, directors and managers with opposing views to accept/approve plans, technical and project recommendations. The ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple strategic programs and simultaneous performance objectives. The ability to write, read, interpret, explain and act based on a thorough understanding of technical documents, engineering materials and contracts or related documents. Ability to make professional sales and business presentations in writing, through email, reports, or orally, including complex business and technical matters to an audience of high technical skills, management and operational experience. Ability to support a cross-functional Samsung team to achieve customer contracted objectives and specific team
          
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