Entry Level Network QA Engineer - Cell Phone Network Field Testing

Position Overview

• Job Title:
  
  Network QA Engineer
• Education:
  
  Associate's degree in technical related field
• 0-3 years of experience in 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE preferred
• Job Type: Full-Time, Hourly

• Plano, TX / Bellevue, WA / Englewood Cliffs

• Medical Insurance (Health, Dental & Vision)
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• H1B/Green Card Sponsorship for qualified employee
• Hands‑on experience at global industry leader Samsung
• Opportunities for career advancement

• Detail‑oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to be involved with all Quality Assurance activities including LTE and 5G Field Protocol, SIM OTA activation testing
• The main function of a QA mobile engineer is to develop and execute test strategies, plans, and validate UE functionality in 4G/5G air interface and call processing technology
• Ensuring UE (user equipment) meets QA and Carrier requirements
• The typical QA mobile test engineer will perform detailed analysis of 4G and 5G protocols, including field testing with mobile handset devices in live network

• Work in a mobile work environment (80% time on vehicle/field, 20% in office)
• Analyze customer requirements, convert them into system requirements and capture detailed design for the development team
• Assist in product & feature performance analysis, evaluation of new product & SW releases
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues reported from customer labs, field sites and production network
• Review and provide recommendations to improve UE performance by evaluating and trending key KPIs, performing trials and providing optimization guidelines
• Work in a fast‑paced environment with minimal supervision
• Set up test plans to meet deadlines based on requests from the project lead
• Determine risk items based on issues found during the test
• Travel 25% of the time

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem‑solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills
• Basic ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks at one time
• Solid understanding of end‑to‑end LTE and 5G Network Architecture
• Strong knowledge of 4G and 5G air interface and call processing technologies and network architecture, specifically focused on Radio Access Network
• Familiarity or expertise in utilizing UE log post‑processing tools (QXDM, QCAT, Wireshark, Shannon
  
  DM) with good understanding of OTA signaling messages
• Ability to analyze and debug IMS‑related features including registration, VoLTE/Vo Wi Fi /ViLTE/Conferencing/SMS/MMS/RCS
• Previous experience in post‑processing UE logs and analyzing various KPIs
• Previous experience in LTE and 5G  test experience in live network
• Good knowledge and familiarity in 5G NSA and SA
• Previous test experience with SIM OTA Activation