Senior Engineer Advanced Technology (M/F/D)

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Adtran’s Advanced Technology team develops the networking technology of the future and initiates their transition into Adtran’s products.

There is an opportunity for a highly motivated and creative engineer or physicist to join our Advanced Technology team in Berlin and to work in the area of WiFi home networking and optical access technology.

We are currently looking for a highly motivated Senior Engineer Advanced Technology (M/F/D) to join our Advanced Technology team in Berlin, Germany. If you want to be a part of our growing company that is driven by innovation and is focused on building a future together with our employees, consider applying. 

Principle duties and essential functions

• Develop innovative solutions and functionality in the field of WiFi home networking, meshed WiFi and enterprise WiFi

• Lead and participate in research and advanced development projects

• Demonstrate Adtran’s technical excellence at conferences/events

• Together with external partners, acquire publicly funded projects

• Cooperate with customers and the research community in funded research projects

• Organize and carry out laboratory system experiments and field-trials

• Evaluation of novel optical technologies for optical transmission systems related to new Adtran products

Supplementary Tasks

In addition the Senior Engineer Advanced Technology (M/F/D) is responsible for the following tasks:

• Consult R&D and product management teams on novel technologies and solutions

• Support the transfer of research R&D results into product development

• Protect intellectual property rights on novel technologies and product concepts

• Present and discuss technology directions with strategic customers

• Drive technology strategy with strategic vendors

• Examine 3rd party and supplier solutions

• Represent Adtran in industry forums and standardization bodies

• Regular international travel to conferences, project and customer meetings required

​Knowledge, skills and experience required

• PhD, Diploma/Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or related area

• 3 to 5 years of experience in WiFi R&D

• Profound understanding of digital communications, wireless transmission and propagation

• Detailed WiFi knowledge (standards, chipsets, physical layer functionality, MAC layer)

• Hands-on experience in several of the following areas:

  • Experimental setups with WiFi and RF equipment

  • Modulation, coding and digital signal processing

  • RF channel modelling, MIMO processing

  • Simulation of physical layer transmission

• Solid programming skills

• Be able to develop prototypes and work with developers on implementation of novel technologies and functionality using embedded Linux platforms 

• Experience with IEEE standardization, especially IEEE 802.11

• Excellent presentation, communication and scientific writing skills

• Fluent in oral and written English

• Experience in acquisition and management of collaborative research projects 

Benefits

• Possibility to work in an international, multicultural environment

• Strong team-oriented and friendly work culture

• Flexible working hours model and the possibility of mobile working

• Internal training program

• Fitness-, travel cost- and kindergarten allowance as well as drinks and fruits for free 

• Employee discounts e. g. for events and branded products