Job Order # 101907-1
Title: Senior RF Systems Engineer
Department: Research and Development
Location:
Description: This Senior RF Systems Engineer will be an integral
member of the Client’s R&D team, working with product development and test
engineers to perform system-level design and analysis on ZigBee
products within Client’s Advanced Metering Initiative (AMI) solution.
The ideal candidate should have experience working as a Systems Engineer,
System Architect, or Design Engineer on RF systems, and understands RF design
issues and limitations from a systems perspective. The candidate can use that
knowledge of RF to help guide the definition and development of system-level
specifications and designs.
Preference will be given to candidates experienced working with two-way
wireless networking systems utilizing IEEE 802.15 or 802.11 standards. We are
especially seeking candidates that can demonstrate knowledge of the IEEE
802.15.4 and ZigBee standards and ZigBee
protocol stack functionality, and who have experience working with ZigBee chipsets from Ember, Freescale,
or TI/Chipcon.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
The candidate chosen will
contribute to meeting Client’s revenue goals through timely delivery of
high-quality products in the Client’s AMI solution. Duties include:
' Participate and sometimes lead in the development and execution of
system-level requirements, architecture, designs, tests, implementation and
analysis of Client’s ZigBee based AMI products, as
well as the overall AMI solution.
' Work with Marketing, Product Management, Sales and customers to identify
market requirements and reduce into system requirements.
' Create or contribute to system and product requirements, system functional
specifications, interface specifications, test specifications, and technical
reports.
' Assess and verify the system feasibility of technical decisions made by the
team, consider technology implications, anticipate and identify technical
problems, suggest alternative approaches.
' Participate in product design reviews, code reviews, walkthroughs, and
product lifecycle inspections.
' Participate in system test and characterization,
interoperability tests, and perform field performance validation of new and
existing system implementations.
' Conduct system analysis and perform problem
investigation and resolution. Author internal and external
technical papers and case studies.
' Evaluate Client’s designs for possible patent applications and provide
thorough analysis of competitive patents, products, and technical positions,
and formulate Client’s responses to these issues.
' Work with Engineering and Product Management to
evaluate OEM and third-party partner's ZigBee
products for possible integration into the solution.
' Provide help with RFP responses to Sales and
Marketing.
' Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for Marketing, Sales, Implementation,
Support, and other staff.
' Provide technical support for Marketing, Sales, Implementation, Support, and
other staff.
Qualifications:
Candidates are expected to
demonstrate the following qualifications:
' Must have the ability to develop the expertise and
reputation needed to be recognized as an advisor to engineering and other
groups.
' Must be able to work independently or as a member of a
cross-functional team, to multi-task and do what it takes to meet high
expectations and tight deadlines. Will be working on highly
visible projects in high-pressure situations.
' Proven experience participating in multi-site teams on
development projects and facilitating development activities in a large-team
environment.
' Working knowledge of RF
and wireless networking system concepts including path loss, interference, PHY
and MAC layers, protocols, layered software architectures, etc.
'
Experience with wireless
standards, wireless protocols and interfaces such as 802.15.4 / ZigBee (preferred), Bluetooth, WiFi,
etc. Ability to quickly analyze and adapt to changing
wireless standards. Prior knowledge of the 802.15.4 and ZigBee standards and ZigBee
protocol stack functionality, and experience working with ZigBee
chipsets would be very helpful.
' Working knowledge of RF test tools (protocol and signal
analyzers, simulators, etc.) and setups to test performance, interference, etc.
Experience performing analysis in the field and in RF screen
rooms and anechoic chambers helpful.
'
Experience with data and network
security implementation such as encryption engines, network security and link
keys, security trust centers, etc.
'
Experience coding and
troubleshooting real-time embedded firmware for microcontrollers systems.
Experience programming in any of the following: C, C++, C#, scripting languages
such as Perl or Python, and SOAP.
' Ability to quickly learn and apply new test equipment or
tools and the ability to create software test tools and tools from ZigBee development kits.
'
Experience using scripts to
extract data from relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, and MS
Access.
'
Proficiency with Microsoft
Windows operating system and Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project,
Access.
' Must have good written & oral communication skills
and the ability to communicate appropriately with different design and test
groups, Marketing, Product Management, vendors and partners, and sometimes with
customers.
' Must be able to travel occasionally to other Client’s
sites, field test sites, and partner or customer sites.
Education requirements:
Bachelors
Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related
discipline.
'
Experience: 6-10 years of relevant
experience.