Job Title: Sr. Wi-FI Engineer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 6 / 12 Month
Work Type: Onsite
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Job Description:
• TheWi-Fi Engineer is responsible for Integration and Performance Testing of Comcast deployed Wi-Fi Gateways, extenders, home security devices and various other managed wi-fi clients.
• This includes the development and execution of test strategies and test plans.
• The candidate must be able to understand customer requirements and possess the ability to create test cases for these requirements, as well as follow existing test plans and meet testing and release schedules.
• Work with the product managers and development engineers to define & document product an feature functionality and requirements.
• Work closely with other QA, software and product engineers to create, maintain and evolve test plans and automation to drive Wi-Fi testing.
• Actively participate in issue triage / troubleshooting.
• Clearly document processes used.
• Ensure effective communications with peers and management.
Qualifications/Skills/Abilities: (Not necessary all needed but as many as possible)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Technical experience directly working with Wi-Fi / RF in computer architecture and data communications.
• Experience with Wireless technology testing which includes Wireless AP’s, Routers, Wireless extenders & Wireless standards (802.11b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
• Knowledge of real-world wireless environments.
• Experience working with TCP/IP, UDP, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, Ethernet, DHCP, DNS, ICMP, ARP, NAT, Bridging, Switching.
• Familiarity with industry standard Wi-Fi test tools like Veriwave, IXIA Chariot and packet debuggers like Wireshark, Omnipeek.
• Has a technical background in secondary home networking technologies such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, MoCA, Matter and Ethernet in a DOCSIS environment.
• Familiarity with RF chambers Octoscope, Lindgren, Candela testbeds etc.
• Good knowledge of data science tools, scripting and programming language.
• Must be able to work independently
• Strong background in designing or extending existing test frameworks
• Excellent Troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Working knowledge of UNIX-based systems and command-line tools for analysis, and automation Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of and experience with the full product development lifecycle, including functional and technical specifications, product use cases, user stories, implementation, QA processes, deployment and maintenance
• Thrive in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while confidently driving multiple projects across many teams
• Excellent communication skills, ability to lead the projects and present them to SLT.
ABOUT Ztek:
Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek’s diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.
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