Title: Principal Research Engineer, Algorithms and Standards Research
Location: Plano, TX
Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)
 
Position Summary:
The ideal candidate must be able to work within the client in cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist in the design, analysis and standardization of PHY/MAC layers of IEEE 802 and 3GPP standards. Candidates applying for this position may expect up to one week of travel per month in support of standardization activities. Performance will be measured in part by the quality and quantity of technical results produced, quality of documentation of these results and contribution to the efforts to standardize selected technologies with the wireless industry.
 
Skills:   
Experience Requirements:
• Understanding of advanced radio access technologies such as UWB, MIMO, OFDM, OFDMA, and Single Carrier FDMA physical layers and/or MAC layers.
• Working understanding of the systems engineering and architecture concepts of advanced mobile cellular networks.
• Proven skills in the simulation of cellular network technologies, to derive tradeoffs and to predict performance in diverse channel conditions.
• Solid knowledge of multiple antenna (MIMO) technologies and digital signal processing
• Experience in advanced receiver algorithms and link level simulations.
• Ability to clearly define high level requirements and criteria to be used in the evaluation of air interface technology alternatives.
• Ability to generate clear and organized technical submissions (presentations as well as contribution text documents) for standards-bodies.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts developed in the course of the work.
• IEEE 802 and 3GPP standards knowledge, experience desired
 
Education:        
• MSEE or PhD preferably with 15+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  

 

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $170.00/hr.