Principal Wi-Fi Architect

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

Comcast/SKY’s Technology & Global Product organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience.  From creating exciting products like the X1 Video Gateway, XB broadband gateways, wireless router technology, and new features such as the Talking Guide on the X1 platform, we work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms.  The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards.  We have an exciting role for a Wi-Fi Engineer on Comcast/SKY’s Whole Home Wi-Fi organization. Our group works closely with our internal and external development partners to develop and conduct quality related characterizations on Comcast’s Global Wi-Fi products.  Efforts within the team help ensure a world-class customer experience for the millions of Comcast and SKY customers on our products and platform applications  We are looking for a highly motivated technical person who will help drive change and help others to constantly come up with better solutions to evaluate product quality, performance and the customer experience; as well as persist in Wi-Fi excellence. We are looking for someone who does not just know how to solve problems, but who helps define the problems and direction, creates value, and pioneer’s new frontiers in characterizing Wi-Fi behavior in our products.  The Wi-Fi Architect will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing and analyzing product requirements and analysis for Wi-Fi architecture on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) products.  Optimizing Wi-Fi radio and antenna parameters to elevate the customer experience and develop metrics to show improvement with considerations for converging with evolved packet core architecture.  Building setups to mimic real world environmental conditions.  Researching traffic models and industry trends to provide relevant data for laboratory conditions.  Assists in various project teams, developing test strategies, and designing best practices. Able to understand deployment manual/automation solutions to the fast-paced DevOps paradigm, quickly tailoring solutions to help identify, reproduce, and triage lab/field defects.  Acts as a key contributor in a complex and crucial environment. Must lead teams or projects and share expertise.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with Product and Development teams to identify product and technical requirements

• Develops strategies and characterizing Wi-Fi behavior in our new products; leads and able to resolve engineering investigations which includes identifying, reproducing, and resolving product defects

• Communicates with tool development teams to make best use of automation for new test features introduced.

• Reviews and verifies requirements and design specifications for validity in overall product design, with an emphasis towards product architecture requirements, testability and verification

• Assists in developing Quality Assurance test philosophies and methodologies; assists in identifying viable test strategies in order to support testing product functionality

• Familiar with advanced Wi-Fi test automation frameworks and industry trends from IEEE, WFA, WBA, IETF

• Assist in the identification and resolution of problems and defects; able to initiate investigation processes, identifies and reproduces bugs or defects and drives issues and improvements to resolution

Experience/ Technical Skills

Pre-Requisite:

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field, MS preferred

• Solid understanding of Wi-Fi antennas, frequency coordination, 802.11 technologies and IP protocols. 

• Excellent communication skills

• Moderate level knowledge of scripting

• Troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills.

• 10+ years of experience in networking and wireless technologies.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance; variable schedule(s) as necessary

Optional:

• Experience with Load/Performance testing will be added advantage

• Experience in home networking protocols and technologies such as Bluetooth, Matter, Wi-Fi and other

• Experience with broadband product test including DOCSIS, ethernet, cable modem standards, digital voice and other

• Hands-on experience with device/consumer products test, ideally in high performance applications

• Background in working in highly automated product test environments and able to assist in test automation/maintenance when necessary

• Ability to works with technology partner/vendor teams to drive architecture decisions and troubleshoot problems

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Languages: Good knowledge of data science tools, scripting and programming languages

Compliance Comcast is an EEO/AA/Drug Free Workplace.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

15 Years +

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