Principal Systems Engineer

At Tarana Wireless, we have combined smart antenna technology, a suite of unique algorithm innovations, and expert implementation to create the industry's first truly technologically and economically viable solution to address the broadband digital divide worldwide at the right price point delivering wireless performance that closely competes with fiber. As a member of the Systems Engineering team, you participate in the design and development of our next generation Fixed Wireless Access platform. If you have experience in designing PHY and MAC layer algorithms and driving them all the way to implementation, you will fit right in.
 

We are looking for candidates with strong wireless communications skills willing to continuously learn, adapt, and collaborate with colleagues across different departments. Ideally, you are a candidate with strong technical expertise and an ability of turning innovative ideas into reality through design, simulation, specification, and implementation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Motivate and quantify the benefits of technical solutions that add considerable business value and meet our price and performance targets while partnering with product management and other stakeholders.
• Design and implement new algorithms in the field of wireless communications including multi-antenna processing and PHY protocols for network entry, link maintenance, feedback channels for automatic transmit power control and automatic modulation selection.
• Develop an accurate understanding of current product challenges together with the product teams, contribute to the solutions, and incorporate these challenges into future product designs.
• Conduct architectural and algorithmic trade-offs based on performance, complexity, and cost.
• Conduct and lead PHY layer performance analysis via comprehensive link and network level simulations using floating and fixed-point signal processing.
• Optimize implementation including interfaces and computational complexity together with software and hardware teams.
• Correlate simulation findings with current product performance.
• Consolidate and share your findings through presentations and detailed specification documentation, and be able to draw insightful conclusions.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and 15+ years of experience
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Solid understanding of PHY and MAC layers of modern OFDM-based wireless systems
• Expertise in multi-antenna spatial processing techniques
• Strong foundation in estimation / detection techniques, random processes and probability theory
• Proficiency in Matlab and experience building wireless simulators
• Strong knowledge of wireless systems link budgets, wireless channel models, RF imperfections modeling and their digital compensation methods
• SoC and/or RFIC chip bring-up desired
• Experience with version control software such as Git
• Experience with LTE, 5G NR, WiFi, or WiMax PHY protocols is highly desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The salary range for this position is: $185,000 to $240,000
Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to: skill set, years of experience and the employee’s geographic location.
Tarana provides competitive benefits to employees in this role including: Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, flexible time off and stock option.