Senior System Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Federated Wireless
Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
Your Career
At Federated Wireless, you'll work on cutting-edge wireless tech, geospatial analytics, and AI-driven optimization-real innovation. Join a team that values creativity, impact, and making wireless networks smarter.
We seek a skilled Senior System Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and validate cutting-edge solutions in dynamic spectrum access (DSA). This position emphasizes both algorithm development and practical implementation, leveraging AI/ML, AWS Cloud services, advanced propagation models, 4G/5G NR, and geospatial tools to optimize wireless systems. The role provides opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects, from developing algorithms to implementing scalable solutions that address real-world challenges in wireless communication and spectrum management. This role reports to our VP, Chief Spectrum Architect.
Your Impact
Research, design, and develop machine learning algorithms for adaptive spectrum management, dynamic spectrum access, RF propagation modeling, and interference mitigation. Train and optimize AI/ML models using large datasets of wireless measurements and radio environment data. Conduct simulations to evaluate performance, complexity, and cost trade-offs. Collaborate on architecting current and next-generation processing algorithms for efficient resource allocation.
Your Experience
Our Commitment
We're trailblazers who dream big, take risks, and drive innovation. Our collaborative team spirit enables the best and brightest minds to align on common goals. We will stand behind you to enable your success.
Location
DC or Boston Metro areas. Our maximum flexibility workplace offers mostly remote work with required once monthly in-person attendance in a central location (currently Crystal City, VA and Arlington, MA) for all-hands meetings.
Benefits
The base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $165,000 and may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, Federated Wireless considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
For more information about Federated Wireless, please visit our website at www.federatedwireless.com or LinkedIn here.
Federated Wireless is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.
Federated Wireless is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail FW_HR@federatedwireless.com.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "Know Your Rights? poster, which updates and replaces the previous "EEO is the Law" poster may be found here: EEOC Poster
E-Verify. Federated Wireless participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States. Information may be found here: E-Verify Employee Rights
At Federated Wireless, you'll work on cutting-edge wireless tech, geospatial analytics, and AI-driven optimization-real innovation. Join a team that values creativity, impact, and making wireless networks smarter.
We seek a skilled Senior System Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and validate cutting-edge solutions in dynamic spectrum access (DSA). This position emphasizes both algorithm development and practical implementation, leveraging AI/ML, AWS Cloud services, advanced propagation models, 4G/5G NR, and geospatial tools to optimize wireless systems. The role provides opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects, from developing algorithms to implementing scalable solutions that address real-world challenges in wireless communication and spectrum management. This role reports to our VP, Chief Spectrum Architect.
Your Impact
- Algorithm Development:
- Implementation:
- Transition algorithms into scalable, production-ready microservices on AWS Cloud platforms.
- Develop geospatial processing workflows using tools like GDAL, rasterio, geopandas, shapely, LAStools, and laspy to support spectrum analysis, planning, and optimization.
- Participate in code debugging, verification, and product launches.
- System Design and Analysis:
- Utilize advanced propagation models and geospatial tools to simulate and analyze RF performance:
- ITM (Irregular Terrain Model), E-HATA (Extended HATA), ITU models (P.452, P.2108), ray-tracing techniques (including AI-enhanced ray-tracing).
- Familiarity with LIDAR data processing using libraries such as LAStools and laspy.
- Proficiency in geospatial processing using tools like GDAL, rasterio, geopandas, and shapely.
- Familiarity with commercial propagation modeling tools such as ATOLL, Planet, iBWave, and Hamina.
- Analyze geospatial and wireless performance data to support customer optimization and planning.
- Conduct architecture trade studies to assess and optimize system scalability, cost, and performance.
- Utilize advanced propagation models and geospatial tools to simulate and analyze RF performance:
- Testing and Prototyping:
- Develop prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
- Create and execute automated test frameworks, including unit, integration, and stress tests, to validate algorithms.
- Conduct performance profiling and optimization for both cloud and edge-based deployments.
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to align development efforts with project objectives.
- Contribute to technical documentation, reporting, and patent applications.
Your Experience
- Education Degree and Related Experience:
- Bachelor's and 5+ years, or
- Master's in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied mathematics, physics, systems engineering, or a related discipline and 3+ years, or
- PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied mathematics, physics, systems engineering, or a related discipline, with no experience
- Experience in programming languages such as Python and C/C++ for algorithm development and software implementation.
- Able to critically evaluate different technical approaches and make informed recommendations.
- Excellent active listening skills, able to understand and address stakeholder needs.
- Highly adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Knowledge of RF systems and fundamentals, including antenna modeling, aggregate interference calculations, and link budget analysis preferred.
- Expertise in AWS Cloud services, including EC2, ECS, EBS, S3, and Lambda a plus.
- Proficiency in advanced propagation models and geospatial tools as outlined above a plus.
- Knowledge of 4G/5G NR technologies, including network slicing, beamforming, and massive MIMO a plus.
- Proficiency in performance profiling and cost/complexity trade-off analysis a plus.
Our Commitment
We're trailblazers who dream big, take risks, and drive innovation. Our collaborative team spirit enables the best and brightest minds to align on common goals. We will stand behind you to enable your success.
Location
DC or Boston Metro areas. Our maximum flexibility workplace offers mostly remote work with required once monthly in-person attendance in a central location (currently Crystal City, VA and Arlington, MA) for all-hands meetings.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company-paid life and disability benefits.
- 401(k) Plan with employer match.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Work-from-home stipend.
- Wellness expense reimbursement program.
- Paid time off, holidays, and flexible work options.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
The base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $165,000 and may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, Federated Wireless considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
For more information about Federated Wireless, please visit our website at www.federatedwireless.com or LinkedIn here.
Federated Wireless is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.
Federated Wireless is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail FW_HR@federatedwireless.com.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "Know Your Rights? poster, which updates and replaces the previous "EEO is the Law" poster may be found here: EEOC Poster
E-Verify. Federated Wireless participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States. Information may be found here: E-Verify Employee Rights