Professional Services Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Spirent Communications
Location: Santa Clara, CA 95051
Description:
The successful candidate will join the Positioning Business Unit's Americas team, supporting one of the most dynamic and high-impact areas of our business. As a leader in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) test solutions, we work with the world's most advanced technology companies across aerospace, defense, automotive, telecommunications, and semiconductors. Our Professional Services team plays a vital role in delivering technical expertise, customer insight, and hands-on support that drive customer success and business growth. We are a close-knit, highly collaborative team that bridges product innovation with real-world deployment - working directly with customers to solve complex challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
We are looking for a Professional Services Engineer to join our team as a rising star - someone who is excited to build their career in a customer-facing, technically diverse role. This is a fantastic opportunity for an early career professional to step into a role where every day it brings variety, ownership, and growth. You will be instrumental in shaping and delivering our service offerings, working directly with customers to solve real problems and create long-term value. Flexibility, curiosity, and a passion for helping others succeed will be key. This position will report to the Director of PNT-Simulations Americas. The role will be hybrid, based out of our Santa Clara office, and involves working with our team in the U.K.
About Spirent Communications
Spirent is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for communications networks, cybersecurity, and positioning.
We provide innovative products, services, and managed solutions that address the test, assurance, and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, cloud, autonomous vehicles, and beyond. From testing in the lab to testing in the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies.
Why Spirent?... Because together we can shape tomorrow!
Spirent is its people. When you join the Spirent team, you will join forces and work alongside some of the industry's most passionate subject matter experts. In an environment of innovation, you will find a place where you can grow, think, explore, create, and make change happen.
At Spirent, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to thriving in the ever-changing world of global technology. We embrace a culture where difference is valued and openness, mutual respect, collaboration, and fairness are considered fundamental. Spirent does not tolerate discrimination or offensive behavior of any kind. We are committed to creating workplaces that genuinely reflect the diversity of the world we serve and an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work.
Your success is vital to our success, which is why we will support you to perform, grow, and contribute with the confidence to be yourself. And to support your personal wellbeing, we hope you will love our dedication to creating the right work and life balance experience!
Join Spirent and together let's shape tomorrow!
Annualized Salary Wage Range: $100,000 - $125,000
Spirent applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience at or in line with the minimum requirements. Spirent offers the following benefits to eligible employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Floating Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Holidays, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life and AD&D insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Savings Accounts, and Commuter Benefits. Spirent benefits programs are subject to eligibility requirements.
We are looking for a Professional Services Engineer to join our team as a rising star - someone who is excited to build their career in a customer-facing, technically diverse role. This is a fantastic opportunity for an early career professional to step into a role where every day it brings variety, ownership, and growth. You will be instrumental in shaping and delivering our service offerings, working directly with customers to solve real problems and create long-term value. Flexibility, curiosity, and a passion for helping others succeed will be key. This position will report to the Director of PNT-Simulations Americas. The role will be hybrid, based out of our Santa Clara office, and involves working with our team in the U.K.
About Spirent Communications
Spirent is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for communications networks, cybersecurity, and positioning.
We provide innovative products, services, and managed solutions that address the test, assurance, and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, cloud, autonomous vehicles, and beyond. From testing in the lab to testing in the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies.
Why Spirent?... Because together we can shape tomorrow!
Spirent is its people. When you join the Spirent team, you will join forces and work alongside some of the industry's most passionate subject matter experts. In an environment of innovation, you will find a place where you can grow, think, explore, create, and make change happen.
At Spirent, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to thriving in the ever-changing world of global technology. We embrace a culture where difference is valued and openness, mutual respect, collaboration, and fairness are considered fundamental. Spirent does not tolerate discrimination or offensive behavior of any kind. We are committed to creating workplaces that genuinely reflect the diversity of the world we serve and an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work.
Your success is vital to our success, which is why we will support you to perform, grow, and contribute with the confidence to be yourself. And to support your personal wellbeing, we hope you will love our dedication to creating the right work and life balance experience!
Join Spirent and together let's shape tomorrow!
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline from an accredited university; or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a customer-facing role.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across both internal teams and customer organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage or contribute to complex technical relationships, with a professional presence in customer-facing environments.
- A solid understanding of the test and measurement industry, or a willingness to quickly ramp up in this domain.
- The ability to draft Statements of Work (SoWs) in collaboration with sales, engineering, and customer teams-clearly outlining project scope, deliverables, and timelines.
- Comfortable in delivering training and technical presentations to both internal and external audiences, clearly articulating the value and benefits of Spirent's solutions.
- The ability to work independently or collaboratively within cross-functional teams across regions and time zones.
- Well-organized with strong time management skills and a proactive approach to meeting deadlines and customer expectations.
- A willingness to travel domestically (~15%) and internationally (at least once per year) to support customer engagements and team activities.
- Knowledge of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) position, navigation and timing concepts, including constellations and segments, navigation data, orbital parameters of space vehicles and GNSS reception challenges is desirable.
- Simulation experience is a plus.
- Experience working on multi-band GNSS chips or post-processing is desirable.
- Knowledge of MEMS sensors is nice to have.
- GNSS background with involvement in GNSS \ PNT technologies and signals Aerospace, Automotive or semiconductor market experience is a plus.
Annualized Salary Wage Range: $100,000 - $125,000
Spirent applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience at or in line with the minimum requirements. Spirent offers the following benefits to eligible employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Floating Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Holidays, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life and AD&D insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Savings Accounts, and Commuter Benefits. Spirent benefits programs are subject to eligibility requirements.