Principal Wireless Eng II
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Spectrum’s Product and Technology team creates, develops, and operates the nation’s fastest mobile service, most reliable internet service, most viewed live TV app, and the most advanced WiFi, serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We are transforming the next era of connectivity and entertainment experiences. The diversity of experience available within Spectrum’s Product and Technology team is unmatched and there are opportunities to grow your career as a designer, architect, engineer, developer, operator, or data scientist. We are creative, disciplined, hard-working, complex-problem solvers that believe in collaborating to deliver the highest quality customer experience.
This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days)
JOB SUMMARY
High Level individual contributor responsible for providing technology leadership for the development of wireless access technologies including WiFi and mobile, RF engineering design, and deployment support. Drive the wireless technology roadmap with stakeholders, i.e. product organization, engineering and operations as well as vendors and MSO partners. Responsible for defining and developing Charter’s wireless access technology architecture merging the wireless access efforts of Charter, Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Bright House Networks (BHN) and driving the implementation of this unified Charter solution, allowing wireless access within the customer’s home, business and on the go.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible primarily for the Wireless Radio Access Network (RAN) related infrastructure and products but will be required to closely collaborate with other engineering organizations, product development organizations, vendors, MSO partners and standards and policy organizations.
- Assesses new products requirements and develop technology solutions and architecture design to support them.
- Produces Technical Bulletins and relevant technical documentation for Operations to deploy and manage WiFi network infrastructure. Tests & certifies new Small Cells, Home/SMB Routers, Wireless AP (Access Points) and Controllers products for the field to deploy.
- Supports the deployment of WiFi and 4G/5G Small Cells Access Networks.
- Supports Business Services with selling Wireless Services to vertical businesses such as Venues, Hospitality and Mobile Operators.
- Provide site surveys and RF design as well as assist in opportunity assessment, presentation, and negotiation with potential customers.
- Works with Operations to resolve WiFi and mobile access network issues that could impact the business and/or the customer.
- Develops tools and processes for Site Survey, RF design, deployment and operational support for WiFi and mobile access network.
- Responsible for new Technology Development and Validation: study new technology trends, formulate impact statement of such technologies on Charter’s wireless technology strategy and services offering, and validate the capabilities of such technologies through lab evaluation and possibly field trials.
- Develops a long-term technology evolution roadmap (3-5 years) articulating the strategic decision points, technology evolution plan and recommendations with regard to technology and network infrastructure investments.
- Performs lab evaluation and field trials to validate new technology concepts in RAN, Fixed-Wireless and wireless backhaul technologies.
- Contributes and represent Charter in relevant industry and standards forums such as the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), CableLabs, IEEE, WiFi Alliance (WFA), CableWiFi MSO Alliance, Small Cell Forum, etc.
- Supports Charters’ mobile strategy with technology expertise to assess the feasibility of new business opportunities such as home automation, assessment of 5G technology impact on HSD business in the long-term, impact assessment of Next Generation Wireless Technologies Video Compression technologies on Charter’s video distribution business.
- Intellectual Property creation, patent filing and promotion of such IP through the contribution to relevant standards and industry forums.
- Supports Charter’s Regulatory Affairs with wireless activities such as the recent FCC Spectrum
- Auctions activities.
- Represent Charter in meetings with the FCC and provides technical expertise to NCTA in responding to the FCC NPRM (Notice of Public Rule Making) regarding 5GHz, 600MHz and 3.5GHz auctions.
- Provides a robust wireless connectivity experience around the home through the use of a single access-point or multi-AP managed solution Monitors, detects, and remediates WiFi related issues using RRM/SON (Radio Resource Management/Self-Organizing Network) solutions.
- Develops Carrier grade Video over WiFi solutions.
- Supports new initiatives related to WiFi First, Hotspot 2.0, and other mobile roaming efforts.
- Drives new innovative technologies and approaches (802.11ad/ay, UWB, BNC, Mesh Network, and others) for increasing the performance, reliability, and QoE (Quality of Experience) for customers, while driving down the CPE cost
- Supports other initiatives that may include improving network security, virus detection, and virtualization of network functions, along with new applications running on the Router to support new services that Product may request.
- Supports efforts to maximize the performance of Spectrum WiFi (public WiFi infrastructure), while protecting the performance and experience of users on their own private SSID.
- Supports new wireless technologies for IoT activities to possibly include: 802.15.4, ZigBee, Thread, Weave, Bluetooth, 802.11ah, etc.
- Supports efforts related to RDK-B and CableLabs initiatives of interest.
- Drives standards so Charter can become more agnostic to silicon and OEM vendors for functions like Airtime Fairness, Band-steering, AP Steering, and WiFi APIs.
- Develops tools and processes for Site Survey, RF design, deployment and operational support for WiFi & Wireless Access Networks.
- Analyzes complex business needs presented by the user community and/or clients and recommend technical solutions.
- Produces detailed time line for each product release and implement effective project control by monitoring the progress of the software release and reporting the status.
- Reviews all designs, code and unit test plans where applicable.
- Reviews and assesses all business requirements prior to the technical solution development.
- Provide recommendation to product development organization with the objective of optimizing cost, reducing complexity and improving user experience.
- Participates on all hardware and software evaluations and maintains vendor contracts.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM
Required Qualifications
- Experience:
- Technology Development & Management - 10+ years years of experience
- Technology management experience working with the top MSOs, Telco, satellite operators or major wireless vendor in the U.S. - 5-7 + years of experience
- Education:BSEE in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent; MBA preferred
- Technical Skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge in wireless access technologies including WiFi, 4G-LTE and familiar with 5G and a clear track record of excellence managing the wireless access engineering systems within an organization of a well-known media brand.
- Hands-on experience with a broad range of wireless access technologies including WiFi, 4G-LTE and IoT
- Competency with key networking elements such as routing, switching, and security.
- Familiarity with the CPE Wireless Gateway and Router designs and roadmap plans for all major Operators in the U.S.
- Operational experience with WiFi and 4G-LTE
- Skills:
- Lead complex projects working with a matrix team of engineers at junior and senior levels across the different Engineering Organizations.
- Demonstrated technology expertise, proven leadership skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, superb technical skills, and a strong customer-service orientation.
- Abilities:
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Ability to communicate with all levels of management
- Ability to manage and deliver against several initiatives simultaneously Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and electronically
- Travel Ability:TBD
- Schedule:
- Full time
- This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days
- Office Environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Some management experience preferred
SPECTRUM CONNECTS YOU TO MORE
- Innovative Tools & Tech: Work with high-performing software and applications on the forefront of the digital telecommunications industry.
- Dynamic Growth: The growth of our industry and evolving technology will power your career as you move up or around the company.
- Supportive Teams: Who you are matters here. And, we aim to foster an inclusive workplace where every person is empowered to bring their best ideas.
- Total Rewards:See all the ways we invest in you—at work and in life
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The base pay for this position generally is between $124,000.00 and $220,000.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
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