About the role
We are looking for an engineer with experience in setting up wireless networks with 802.11n (wifi 4) standard and knowledge of 802.11ax (wifi 6 standard). Apart from setting up they need to troubleshoot problems with such networks. They need to know how to setup and administer Radius servers. They also need to have a knowledge of TLS, HTTPS and server and client certificates.
Wireless Network Applications Engineer on contract
Position Responsibilities:
- Work cross-functionally across design, hardware, software, test, life cycle engineering & support
- Understand customer connectivity needs, contribute to refining product requirements and specifications for connectivity with different types of wireless networks
- Setup, configure and maintain wireless networks for product testing and troubleshooting.
- Work with an internal cross-functional team and external partners to successfully bring wireless products to market and to support them on different customer networks
- Stay current with latest Wireless technology standards and trends and advise the team
Essential Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a network engineer
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology
- CCNA certification
- Knowledge of WPA2/3 and security standards
- Experience in Radius server management
- Experience in HTTPS, TLS, Certificate management
- Experience with OpenSSL
- Experience in setting up and administering multi-band Wi-Fi networks (Wi-Fi 4/5/6)
- Ability to drive tasks independently and communicate issues/root-cause analysis clearly
Preferred Skills
- CCNP certification
- Experience in Wireless setup & administration in a manufacturing plant
- Hands-on experience working with lab equipment for measuring system performance, (i.e. protocol testers and analyzers, one-box testers, call-box testers, network signal analyzers)
- Additional knowledge of radio standards and associated protocols like Zigbee, IEEE802.15.4