Mobile / Handset Test Engineers - Herndon, VA

Do you have 3 years of technical knowledge of wireless device (GSM/CDMA/UMTS) experience?

Can you speak fluent Chinese and English?

Are you comfortable working in a lab testing environment?

This is an awesome job and won't be available for long.

Email us at sandra@worldlink-us.com.

Our client is a large handset manufacturer who is growing within the Dallas market.

Sandra Horowitz
Worldlink Inc.

3 Questions for Software Engineers

3 QUESTIONS:

1. Are you a guru in embedded development on mobile handsets?
2. Are you an A student in "C"?
3. Do you know what DM/DS is all about?

If you answered "yes" to all of these questions, I want to talk to you about joining my client, a leading telecom company in Richardson, TX. You'll get paid a good rate, and sure there are full benefits available on a contract (wow!) AND possibilities for direct hire but as an added bonus, they are a STABLE company with a catchy name…(contact me to find out).

THIS IS WHAT THE JOB ENTAILS:
Design and implement embedded client software for our handset products. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to successfully take the software through the entire development cycle (design, implementation, maintenance).

"OOH... THAT SOUNDS FUN!"

If you are interested in learning more or know a cousin or a friend or a colleague or even a vague acquaintance you never talk to except to get tickets to a sporting event... please contact me with your/their life story... okay- maybe just a resume- with job/salary history to lacy@worldlink-us.com.

IOT Engineer (WiMAX) - Reston, VA

We are looking for a Systems Integration & Test Engineer to join our core WiMAX engineering team. With hands-on WiMAX experience, this person will be responsible for validating the 802.16e air interface between base stations and devices for a WiMAX system.

Qualifications and Experience required:

Wireless networks, architecture and protocols

IEEE 802.16e, WiMAX profiles

WiMAX network architecture and interface protocols

AAA: Radius/Diameter/PKM/EAP protocols

IP QoS, End-to-End QoS and traffic shaping, preferably in wireless networks

COPS as well as 3GPP/IETF QoS related protocols

Experience with security/encryption in IP networks

TEK/AES/X.509 digital certificates

IP mobility and Expertise in Mobile IP

SIP/RTP/RTCP/TCP/UDP/IP/IPv6/IPsec/L2TP/PPP

VoIP networks

ISP architectures including e-mail, LDAP, DHCP, DNS, etc

General Qualifications:

OFDM or CDMA background required

Physical Layer knowledge is desired

3GPP & 3GPP2 Understanding

Experience with protocol analyzers

Experience with RF test equipment such as channel emulators, spectrum analyzers, noise generators, etc. and packet generators.

BSEE or CE with 8 to 10 years experience is required

MSEE or CE with 5 years experience is preferred

Email resume to: Dennis@WorldLink-US.com (IOT Engineer in Subject Line)

Wireless Systems Engineer - Niesen Mobile (San Francisco)

If you live in the Dallas area and have been in the wireless / telecom industry for a while, most likely you know one of the best wireless recruiters in this area, Tommy Houran.

Tommy recently took on a new role at Nielsen Mobile, and, as usual, he's looking for a few, great wireless engineers.

You can check out Nielsen Mobile's Career Page HERE. But here's one HOT JOB that's currently at the top of Tommy's list:

Wireless Systems Engineer
Nielsen Mobile
San Francisco, CA

The Wireless Systems Engineering (WSE) group is responsible for leading the ongoing technical design, development and support of Nielsen Mobile's core products that are deployed in Wireless networks to provide benchmarking information on the Mobile industry. The WSE team has regular interaction with customers (typically VP/CTO-level leaders and engineers in carrier network operations and engineering functions) and works cross-functionally with other Nielsen Mobile groups – Measurement Science, Development, Product Management, Operations Analysis, Field Operations and Account Management. The WSE team works closely with the Network & operations groups within all the major carriers to define and improve the key metrics used by the wireless industry to measure the performance of the carrier’s networks. This role will present the successful candidate an opportunity to define and develop products that will measure the overall performance of major carrier’s networks.

Responsibilities:

• Define and develop Key Performance Indicators to measure Quality of Service of wireless data services and end-to-end applications that run on top wireless data bearers.
• Design and develop post-processing engines that extract and transform raw low-level performance data into aggregate metrics; automate and parameterize the process for large scale processing in an efficient and timely manner; build-in QC check-points for end-to-end quality verification.
• Develop scripts in macro language and Java for testing applications on various handsets.
• Analyze various products that measure the performance of the data portion of the Wireless networks. The candidate will assist system testers to analyze, trouble-shoot, and investigate normal and abnormal use-cases for data services; trace anomalies to corresponding impact on key metrics.
• Perform vertical (Application Layer through Physical Layer) detailed drill-down analysis in both application layer protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, WAP, SMS and MMS; as well as current and emerging radio access technologies, including GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA/1xRTT, EV-DO, and UMTS/WCDMA.
• Provide testing and quality-assurance guidelines and hand-on lab assistance to junior engineers.
• Provide insights and advice to Product Managers for interaction with customers; participate in direct face-to-face with customers where necessary.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is required.
• A graduate degree in the same is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in software system development for wireless devices or wireless network equipment is required.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in participating in the complete software development cycle, including Java ( J2SE ) development and debugging
• Detailed in-depth understanding of wireless systems architecture, protocols, and standards is required. These include GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 suite (1xRTT, EV-DO), UMTS/WCDMA, and iDEN.
• Detailed knowledge of key wireless applications and services, including Voice, SMS, MMS, WAP/HTTP, is desired.
• Familiarity with testing several mobile device products (handsets, PC cards, industrial-grade modems) is desired;
• Strong technical ability, both oral and written communication skills, and ability to quickly learn new technologies are required
• Must be able to develop written reports, technical white papers, summaries, and other technical documents for customers or internal purpose as needed.

Network Lab Technician - Chicago, IL

Here's a job from my recruiting buddy, Anthony Miller (Volt):

Job Title: Network Lab Technician

Location: Chicago, IL

Contact: Anthony Miller (amiller@volt.com)

About you:
You seek part time work as a Network Technician and enjoy building and maintaining servers and love working in a lab setting.

What we have available:
A 6-9 month contract position with Volt working onsite at the client in Chicago, IL.

What you will do:
Assemble, build and configure servers and test machines (desktops, laptops, peripherals, etc.), troubleshoot and serve as the primary contact for software and hardware questions.

What you need to have:
- Network and server administration in a lab/testing environment

- Provided advanced support to MS Server, Apple or Unix/Linux

- Wireless AP config and network setup

- R&D break / fix

- VOIP experience

About my company:
Volt Information Sciences, Inc, a Fortune 1000 company, was founded in 1950, and has current annual revenues of over $2.1 Billion. Volt is an internationally renowned leader in recruitment services and workforce design solutions. Sought out by industry leaders in Technical, IT and Engineering firms, Volt Technical Resources, the largest business segment of Volt’s staffing division, seeks to gain access to “the best of the best” in today’s workforce and meet our client needs.

How you can apply:
Please send in your resume to me at amiller@volt.com.