CPE Validation Engineer

Job Description & Requirements

• Prior experience with WiFi performance testing is required. Familiarity with Octoscope, Veriwave test equipment is a plus.
• Good knowledge of RF concepts is required: splitters, attenuators, antennas, RF shielded boxes.
• Familiarity with lab test equipment is required: Spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes.
• Good knowledge of TCP-IP, and L2 networking / switches, wireshark debugging tool is required. Familiarity with L3-networking / routers is a plus.
• Ability to write shell scripts to validate CPE (i.e. TR-069 routers) on the network is required.
• Ability to customize scripts and run experiments per vendor; ports, wifi radios, SSID packets, etc. is required.
• Background in software automation using tools like Python and Expect or other is required.
• Prior experience with debugging tools, and root-cause analysis is required. The candidate must have good problem solving skills.
• The candidate will generate TPut/KPI/other performance metrics and statistics for the devices being tested, compile test reports, to help prepare presentations. Good documentation skills are required.