Description
WA Consultants has an urgent requirement for a Customer-facing System Support Engineer based in and to travel around various client sites in the US. The successful candidates will have responsibility for providing support to our Client's protocol testing suite. This support will include: ability to read a wiring diagram to check system configuration, follow written instructions to load various OS versions on a computer (this includes Red Hat Linux and Windows XP/7), good understanding of both Windows and Linux file structure, install our software product on the computer, install software libraries and edit basic text files, knowledge of IP network basics, ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with customers and support engineers, and the ability to represent our Client in a professional manner in front of customers. Knowledge of cellular standards and network standards including the 3GPP/3GPP2 specifications is a big plus.
Primary customer support is performed on-site at customer locations performing software installation and configuration, inter-operability testing between the hardware and software, executing test cases with our products and commercial UE devices. Travel around the US will be required.
NOTE: Our Client develops advanced 3GPP/3GPP2 protocol software development products that are used by leading edge carriers and phone developers around the world. As member of our team, you will be exposed to these technologies during the commissioning of a system.
This is an exciting opportunity for a person with the following skills, education and experience:
*BSEE/BSCSE/BSCE/BSCS/Telecommunication or equivalent.
*Requires ability and experience to effectively interface with highly technical customers.
*Experience (minimum 2 years) working with 3GPP/3GPP2 standards & documentation, LTE/UTRAN/GERAN & cdma2000 air interface and signalling (cdma2000, EVDO, GSM, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA Evolution, LTE, VoIP, etc), wireless communications test equipment, and network protocols (TCP/IP, SIP).
*Experience with any protocol test systems, TTCN2/TTCN3, and automated test execution environments again, is a big plus.
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