Wireless Systems Research Engineer, Levels III, IV, Sr I
$31,200–$31,200 year
On-siteBryan, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Conduct and support basic and applied research on wireless networks by evaluating technical approaches, designing innovative solutions, and producing network designs for research proposals. Establish standards and plans for new or upgraded research networks while configuring, installing, and testing complex research network systems. Provide Tier I, II, and III support for network issues, perform diagnostics on hardware and software, and ensure compliance with government security regulations. Collaborate with the research team to develop work plans, define project deliverables, and present monthly updates to sponsors. Recruit, hire, and supervise graduate assistants and student technicians to enhance technical skills and knowledge in research computing engineering.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related field
- Six years of wireless networking related experience
- Eight years of wireless networking related experience
- Nine years of related experience
- Ability to obtain Secret-level US security clearance based on a background investigation
- Ability to obtain a US Passport
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
- LANs and L2 switching: such as copper, fiber, WiFi, VLANs, spanning tree
- IP networking and L3 switching/routing: such as IP subnetting, direct, static, and dynamic routing
- Cellular networking: such as 4G and/or SG core, transport, RAN
- Skilled at using word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications to produce professional quality proposals and documentation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work digitally (paperless) utilizing Microsoft 365 (Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, ... ), Adobe, and other tools
- Willing and able to drive/travel to other parts of campus, other campuses, and to vendor and other locations for meetings and to assist with research network installation and operations
- Willing and able to occasionally work outside normal office hours
- Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
- Able to install/remove equipment such as servers, switches, radios and antennas, in racks or mounted on walls or polls or other locations
- Sit or stand for extended periods
- Walk, use as step stool
- Climb ladders to reach radio locations
- U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents only
Desired Qualifications
- Supporting services: such as DHCP, NTP, DNS
- Monitoring: such as SNMP, logging
- IT certifications in Networking, Network Security, Juniper, Cisco or other routing and security categories
- CBRS CPI
- Certifications in 4G and/or SG wireless networks
- Skilled at mentoring and training other team members
- MS Office including Visio, Adobe Acrobat and other tools: Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing applications to produce professional-quality proposals and network documentation
- Skilled at client and vendor relations, requirement assessment and analysis, statement of work creation, project management, and service delivery
- High level project management skills
- Advanced diagnostic and problem-solving methodology
- Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to install/remove equipment to/from equipment racks, poles and other locations
- Self-starter, team-oriented
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