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Ericsson is opening a new R&D center in Yokohama focused on Radio and Software development. This hub will support major Japanese carriers, partner with local vendors, and deliver Japan-driven products for networks worldwide. We're hiring across experience levels - from early-career engineers to senior technical leaders - while building out the team, labs, and offices.
What you'll do
- Configure base stations and radio/baseband nodes per verification specs and EMC standards (emission/immunity)
- Plan, run, and document internal EMC verification; coordinate external accredited lab certification
- Operate RF instrumentation, run RF measurements and digital signal analysis
- Troubleshoot failures, do root-cause analysis, support product teams and customers
- Contribute to test method/tooling/automation development, including prep for future gen (6G)
- Advise product design teams early on compliance to reduce rework and speed market access
Skills you bring
We're looking for experienced/senior engineers ready for technical leadership.
- Degree in EE, CS, Data Science, or related field (BSc/MSc or equivalent)
- Knowledge of baseband/radio product concepts and standards (3GPP/ETSI/CE/FCC)
- Ability to read and apply EMC standards in test setups
- Strong RF measurement skills and RF instrument experience
- Proven troubleshooting and methodical problem-solving
- Test method design and test environment setup experience
- Familiarity with 3GPP specs (NR/LTE) and verification needs
- Strong communication and teamwork with dev/product engineering teams
- Comfortable in Lean/Agile processes, driving continuous improvement
- Result-driven, service-minded, quality-focused
- Fluent in English; Japanese collaboration ability is a strong plus
Nice to have: programming for test automation/tooling, regulatory experience, practical base station/radio/baseband/wireless system experience, standards-body experience (3GPP/ETSI/ANSI/FCC), experience coordinating third-party lab testing.
What we offer
- A central role in building a new R&D center from the ground up, with modern labs
- Work on products shaping national and global digital infrastructure
- Innovation-focused, collaborative culture with internal mobility
- Hands-on work with RF instrumentation and modern automation frameworks
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Support for professional growth and mentoring
- Clear career paths (IC to technical leadership or management)
- Flexible working arrangements
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Japan (JP) || Yokohama
Req ID: 790076
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, or a related field
- Knowledge of baseband and radio product concepts and 3GPP, ETSI, CE, and FCC standards
- Ability to interpret and apply EMC standards in test setups
- Strong RF measurement skills and experience with RF instrumentation
- Proven troubleshooting and methodical problem-solving skills
- Experience designing test methods and setting up test environments
- Familiarity with 3GPP NR and LTE specifications and verification requirements
- Strong communication and teamwork skills with development and product engineering teams
- Comfort working in Lean and Agile processes and driving continuous improvement
- Fluent English
- Programming experience for test automation or tooling
- Regulatory experience
- Practical base station, radio, baseband, or wireless systems experience
- Standards-body experience with 3GPP, ETSI, ANSI, or FCC
- Experience coordinating third-party laboratory testing
- Japanese collaboration ability
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