Senior End to End Performance Engineer

Company: Pivotal Commware
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Pivotal Commware develops 5G communications platforms, systems and applications based on Holographic Beam Forming - , a patented breakthrough in electromagnetic physics. HBF allows Pivotal to create software-defined antennas that can harness, shape and direct radio waves with order-of magnitude advantages over legacy beamforming systems in cost, size, weight and power consumption (C-SWaP). HBF enables mobile network operators to maximize capacity, coverage and throughput on demand and is recognized as an essential element in the 5G ecosystem. 5G leadership is pivotal to the US economy, and 5G is Pivotal---. The Senior End-to-End Performance Engineer is a 5G NR SME and Data Scientist focused on the customer experience enabled by Pivotal's ecosystem of hardware and software products. They will lead initiatives to analyze large datasets from deployed systems, combining it with test data, support tickets, and system knowledge to proactively identify performance trends and insights across the system relating it back to end user experience. - Responsibilities

• For new products and software, create test cases for end-to-end performance including defining pass/fail thresholds and troubleshooting steps.
• Train test engineers in performing these tests using defined tools and hardware (UE, CPE, Scanner, XCAL, QXDM, or similar).
• Track field issues, findings, and customer tickets to identify gaps in test scenarios and adds to the test plan as needed.
• Using multiple independent, discrete datasets combine them to search for correlation between reported metrics, simulation/modeling, and field test results.
• Proactively identify performance trends, create KPI and alarm formulas based on reported metrics.
• Support Pivotal Field Teams with new site monitoring and analysis. Create reports and templates for new sites or site modifications. Automates reporting and Anomaly Detection.
• Investigate new data sources and inputs including network topology, O-RAN RIC xAPPs, or other custom data feeds. Help define how Pivotal ingests and uses this data to improve the customer experience.
• Working with Product Support, IBMS, and NOC teams identify opportunities for KPI based alarming. Define workflows including alarm identification and triage. Automate as much as possible.
• Track individual devices or groups of devices to identify issues. Creates tools and workflow to automate problem identification.
• Define, create Proof of Concept, and test new features related to Self-Optimizing/Self-Healing networks. -Required Qualifications
  • Multiple years of experience as an RF Engineer, System Performance Engineer, Data Scientist, Analyst, or similar
  • Experience with 3GPP standards, specifically LTE and 5G NR RAN. Familiarity with O-RAN standards a plus
  • Expertise in data wrangling/manipulation using Python, Pearl, R, Excel, or similar
  • Experience using API's to import and export data
  • Able to create dashboards, graphs, charts, and other visualizations to convey data in a clear manner to both technical and non-technical audiences. Power BI experience a plus
  • Experience with LTE/NR network or device testing using UE's, PCI Scanners, Spectrum Analyzers, and similar tools.
  • Experience with Repeaters, DAS, and Small Cell design and deployment
  • Experience in collecting, processing, analyzing, and presenting LTE or 5G network test results. Use of GIS tools is a plus (QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo, Tableau)
  • Able to build and foster relationships with external customers
  • Uses flexible solutions and "out of the box" thinking to resolve issues and drive to a solution
  • Able to work collaboratively with a geographically diverse team
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% Pivotal was named among Washington's Top 100 Places to Work in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021. At Pivotal you will join a team experienced in advanced communications, RAN system development and deployment, commercial antenna's, RF design, cloud-based management software and machine learning. If you want to apply yourself to this fascinating endeavor, then we would like to hear from you! Pivotal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce.

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