QUALCOMM Career Senior Engineer UMTS/HSPA Network Optimization G1904946 (Indonesia)

QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the largest provider of 3G chipset and software technology in the world, with chipsets shipped to more than 50 customers and powering the majority of all 3G devices commercially available. QCT partners with nearly 60 3G network operators around the globe and has the largest CDMA engineering team in the wireless industry.

QCT provides complete chipset solutions and integrated applications from the Launchpad suite of advanced technologies. Our integrated solutions offer device manufacturers reduced bill-of-materials costs, time-to-market, and development time. Mobile handsets powered by QCT chipsets can offer more features while maintaining a smaller, sleeker form-factor and benefiting from reduced power demands.

QCT values collaboration with its customers and partners and works closely with them to enable their success. We offer a wide range of tools to support the device development process, and develop new technologies based on the needs and demands of the wireless market. Devices for all market segments can now include features enabled by 3G wireless technology, in demand by a growing and increasingly sophisticated wireless community.

Senior Engineer UMTS/HSPA Network Optimization
G1904946 (Indonesia)
Jakarta Raya

Responsibilities: 

Job Function

 

This engineering position provides an opportunity to work closely with leading wireless operators in South East Asia region, device and network vendors and R&D Teams across the globe on cutting-edge wireless technologies such as UMTS/HSPA. Main responsibilities include wide range of aspects associated with the network design, optimization, performance improvement, network efficiency, capacity management, 3G user experience enhancement, debugging of air-interface and core-network issues of UMTS/HSPA networks, and deriving solutions and recommendations for improvement. Additional areas of responsibility could include wireless system parameter recommendations, participating in new technology inter-operability tests and field trials in conjunction with R&D teams, lab performance studies, authoring white-papers and documents on new wireless technologies and standards.. The candidate should have an academic background in digital communications, wireless and computer communication networks. The successful candidate should have the ability to understand detailed technical design, implementation and issues related to UMTS/HSPA technologies. The candidate should be able to provide onsite support to mobile operators to help roll out and enhance the UMTS/HSPA networks. Position requires significant customer interaction and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams. Additionally, the position also requires the ability to develop strong relationships with local operators network/performance teams for project engagements. Frequent international travels are required.

• Interact with wireless Operators to investigate and characterize the performance of UMTS/HSPA networks in various aspects ranging from core network, air interface, to devices and applications
• Use handset and network infrastructure based advanced tools to accurately measure existing and potential network performance
• Use in-house simulation platforms written in C/C++/Matlab with live network traffic data and develop solutions to improve network performance & efficiency
• RF and OTA Parametric Optimization and troubleshooting involving the use of various complex data collection and post-processing tools to assess wireless network performance and propose solutions to problems
• RF Network Planning, including propagation model calibration, link budget definition, network planning tool configuration, coverage and capacity planning and network growth dimensioning
• Support operator for development and evaluation of infrastructure vendor RFPs for UMTS/HSPA/LTE networks
• Support development of forward looking solutions to address network operator growth and expansion plans covering all network entities
• Support efforts related to wireless network voice/data capacity estimation and techniques to mitigate/manage cellular network congestion
• Develop tools for extracting data from large data sets for wireless system performance analysis and parameter comparisons
• Develop white-papers, conference contributions, technical memos, new technology training documents and detailed technical presentations. These may be focused on wireless system performance, network parameter optimization, new wireless technology standards or analysis of wireless network/device issues
• Ability to present complex technical ideas and results to multi-level, multi-disciplinary internal and external audiences

Requirements:

Skills/Experience

• Good understanding of 3GPP protocol standards, call processing of cellular (GSM/GPRS/UMTS/HSPA) systems
• Experience with wireless network design and deployment, integration and verification, and system performance test and optimizations
• Proven track record with innovative problem solving and hands-on experience with UMTS/HSPA/LTE network design, network troubleshooting, fine-tuning, and optimization in wireless operator working environment is required
• Experience with data services including knowledge of protocols such as TCP/UDP/IP is required
• Academic course and projects/research work in some of the following areas: Digital Communications, Mobile Communications, Communication Theory/Systems, Error Correcting Codes, Computer networks (TCP/IP), Probability theory & Random processes, and Wireless Networks
• Experience with GSM/GPRS/EDGE is preferred
• Exposure to network planning, measurement and optimization tools such as Atoll, Asset3G, QXDM, TEMS, Ethereal, Actix, Agilent, R&S, PCtel is a plus
• Knowledge of interworking between Intra/Inter 3GPP and 3GPP2 networks is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills are required.
• Independent as well as good team player with the ability to effectively work with multi-functional engineering teams
• 3+ years of relevant engineering work experience in cellular industry
• LTE knowledge and working experiences a plus

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with focus in Communication Systems or Computer Networks is required.
• MSEE with focus on digital communication and/or computer networks is preferred

If you are interested in this position, please apply via QUALCOMM Career website sitewww.qualcomm.com/careers and refer to REQ number G1904946 (Indonesia)