Partner Radio Product Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

TrellisWare launched in 2000 with an innovative culture striving to push technological boundaries in the area of wireless communications. We are now a worldwide leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions.

At TrellisWare, we connect passion with purpose and together we make an impact- on our careers, our company, and the world. And you can too. If you love to innovate and collaborate in a dynamic environment where boundaries are being pushed, you belong at TrellisWare. Where the opportunity to serve is not a challenge but a gift. Where you're never going alone. Because there's too much at stake to go solo.

Our Engineering Team is seeking a hybrid Partner Radio Product Systems Engineer . You would be responsible for performing system designs, providing implementation support, and overseeing verification and validation of system-level products from concept through manufacturing, software release, and customer support. The successful Product Systems Engineer will fulfill these responsibilities working collaboratively with Product Management, Program Management, and Sales along with engineering leads from Hardware, Software, and Product Test.

Enhancing cohesiveness and maintaining team morale is a responsibility of all our team members, as is the ambition for self-improvement and talent development. Through this dedication to unity and professional advancement, each team member is directly impacting the successful outcome of TrellisWare's deliverables and setting the tone for our core values of delivering excellence, pushing boundaries, and empowering people.

The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Work with Business Development and Product Management to clearly identify product and program requirements and features. This may include technical proposal support, technical customer presentations and meetings.
• Lead system design/architecture development for complex communications systems across RF, PHY, MAC, Networking, and Application layers.
• Decompose system requirements info subsystem requirements for efficient implementation in hardware, FPGA, DSP, and microprocessor based subsystems.
• Work with HW and manufacturing teams to define manufacturing test and calibration requirements and identify critical process parameters.
• Ensure system level designs support secure, reliable, and low-maintenance, user-friendly operation.
• Work with program management and engineering leads to define overall implementation milestones and associated schedules and budgets. Provide timely and accurate status of product implementation against plan.
• Work closely with subsystem leads to ensure that requirements are understood, well communicated, and complete. Support detailed design questions from developers throughout implementation.
• Work with system test leadership to develop an integration and validation strategy to efficiently verify system-level product requirements as development progresses.
• Continuously identify implementation risks and issues and work with subsystem leads to prioritize work to minimize project impacts.
• Support system-level debug efforts to resolve complex issues efficiently.
• Oversee manufacturing ramp and monitor critical production data to ensure quality requirements are being met.
• Oversee software product validation to ensure requirements are being met.
• Provide technical ownership and support to assigned company products.
• Provide hands-on technical support to business team and customer for product trials and demonstrations.
• Lead demonstrations of emerging products and technologies throughout the product development process, from proof-of-concept to final product.
• Stay current on leading communication system technologies and best in industry practices.
• Author and present technical white papers at customer and industry events to further TrellisWare's reputation as a communications systems leader.
• Act as a resource/expert for specific competencies and provides mentoring, review, and direction to other engineering staff.
• Develops relationships with team members built on trust and respect.

Education and work experience requirements are:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field of study required. Master's degree or higher preferred.
• Minimum of two years' experience with a broad multidisciplinary technical background required. Industry work experience desired, but not required.

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here:

• Practical experience with military or commercial wireless products - Examples: Commercial (GSM, CDMA, LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.), Military (SRW, WNW, MUOS, Link-16, etc.)
• Strong experience in HW/SW product integration, debug, verification, and validation.
• Familiarity with HW, SW, Product Test, and/or Manufacturing disciplines.
• Familiarity with RF systems.
• Familiarity with digital modem function.
• Familiarity with MAC/Networking protocol.
• Familiarity with Digital HW.
• Familiarity with embedded, real-time firmware development.
• Familiarity with security algorithms and implementation.
• Ability to abstract complex, technical concepts and communicate them in a clear, relevant, complete manner to others.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative and interact with a variety of engineering development teams.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
• Trustable judgement and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Effective execution and decision making.
• Champion of change and promotes innovation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with qualified disabilities.

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm's length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear.
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Additional requirements are:

• U.S. Citizenship

Note: Many of TrellisWare's positions require a security clearance or the ability to obtain one. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

TrellisWare Technologies pays competitively according to the market in an individual's geographic location, in addition to their qualifications and experience. The posted range is annually and for individuals located in the San Diego, CA area.

San Diego, California Pay Range

$115,000—$200,000 USD

Disclaimers

• The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in the job description restricts the company's right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time for any reason .
• As part of our onboarding process, we conduct background checks, where legally permitted and appropriate for the role, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and privacy requirements.

*TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.*

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