Sr Staff Engineer - L2/L3 Protocol
DSA33214

OVERVIEW & IMPACT

Samsung SOC R&D Lab is looking for Sr Staff Engineer to join the team of engineers with start-up spirit to commercialize the world-class cellular modem SW. The candidate is expected to bring passion, innovation and strong execution in cellular group for commercialization of Samsung Modem.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Commercialization of Samsung Exynos modem in North American market
• Field/Equipment Log Analysis for new features and debugging for 5G/4G/3G/2G/CDMA technologies
• Lead and manage a team of 4-5 members
• Participate in new feature development and debugging for North American carrier requirements.
• Manage customer interaction
• Working with off-shore team
• On-site customer support
• Work closely with global protocol team to resolve North America customer issues found in lab/field/IOT/carrier test

REQUIRED SKILLS   (Education Certificates, Licenses, Travel)

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering related communication area
• Minimum 12 years of experience in cellular domain
• Understanding of North American Cellular carrier requirements
• Ability to take ownership and bring innovations in development of commercial Modem SW
• Good understanding of 3GPP 5G/4G/3G/2G and 3GPP2 CDMA systems
• Strong understanding of 3GPP/3GPP2 Layer 2 and Layer 3 (RRC) protocol specifications
• Strong understanding of 3GPP/3GPP2 Layer 2 (MAC/RLC/PDCP/SDAP) protocol  specifications
• Knowledge of RRC procedures and protocols related to connection, security management, paging, measurements, and cell selection/reselection
• Ability to debug and fix Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues
• Ability to guide team for handling issues in best possible way
• Good C/C++ programming skills
• Experience related to leading a team

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering related communication area
• Good understanding of cellular protocol stack from Layer 1 (Physical Layer) to Layer3 (RRC)
• Ability to analyze crash dumps
• Work on (R&S/ANITE/ANRITSU/SPIRENT) box for functional test