Position Description:

WiMAX is an exciting new broadband wireless access technology that promises to deliver high-speed data rates within a metropolitan area network in both stationary and mobile scenarios with reduced costs to providers and Enterprises. It has broad support among chip suppliers,
telecom equipment manufacturers and service providers. As a member of a team, the candidate will participate in the design and development of a new WiMAX performance test system. Specifically, they will be responsible for the development of portions of a WiMAX PHY.

The candidate will be expected to work in a collaborative team environment where tasks and responsibilities are shared between team members, and good software engineering disciplines are exercised.

Major Responsibilities:

· Quickly learn code base of externally supplied WiMAX PHY reference design

· Design and development of various modules interfacing to PHY reference design including PHY/MAC and RF interfaces.

· Make modifications to various 802.16 OFDMA baseband elements to fix bugs and add feature enhancements

· Create a complete debug environment through simulation, real-time probes and graphical elements to plot constellation, phase, etc.

· Generate engineering physical layer requirements and functional specifications

· Participate in design and code reviews

· Develop complete and fully debugged physical layer code

· Support system integration and troubleshooting efforts.

Qualifications Desired:

· Education: BSEE, BSCE, BSCS or equivalent 4-year degree

· Experience: 7+ years as a wireless digital signal processing developer

· Skills (Hardware, Software, Machine operations, etc.):

Required:

· Strong experience with mainstream DSP platforms and some development with FPGA’s

· Proven ability to code in assembly, C and VHDL

· Experience controlling radio subsystems and general RF knowledge

· Expertise in digital signal processing and baseband processing algorithms

· Understanding of RF communications and principles

· Ability to create Matlab simulations of various signal processing blocks

· Hands-on experience using signal generators and vector signal analyzer hardware/software

· Proven ability designing, implementing, debugging, and understanding complex hardware/firmware systems

· A self-starter and self-directed

Desired:

· Development experience in 802.11/16, OFDM/OFDMA, or 2G/3G wireless technologies

· FPGA/Verilog working knowledge