Senior Principal Engineer, 5G Standards Job Listing at Intelsat in McLean, VA (Job ID 41925)

Description

Your impact 

Champion Intelsat's 5G/3GPP RAN standardization and future 5G applications.  Represent Intelsat's interests at the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), in particular at the Technical Specification Group RAN WG meetings for the purpose of contributing to the production of reports and specifications that define and standardize NTN Ku band applications and 5G technologies.

What you will do 

• Support the Ku band 5G NTN standardization and ensure GEO and NGSO services are integrated with terrestrial to achieve end-to-end ecosystem services.
• Analyze and advise on the contributions submitted by other delegates to the RAN WGs.
• Engage with the 3GPP ecosystem members to build broad consensus across the ecosystem and influence and drive direction.
• Create detailed scope requirements for the Ku band 5G NTN work items to support studies and specifications development for the Ku band and Intelsat product mobility services for both GEO and NGSO. 
• Perform detailed analysis and simulation for the spectrum coexistence of NTN/TN and physical layer bandwidth allocation of various services.
• Prepare technical documents and present them to influence decisions leading to the approval of specifications.
• Demonstrate analytical mindset and multi-task and project management for high-capacity results despite competing priorities and/or deadlines.

 Your required experience/skills

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics with emphasis on cellular communications specialties or equivalent (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered instead of the stated requirement).  
• At least 10 years of advanced engineering innovation experience, including Cellular Communications systems, satellite communications systems, broadband communications, and complex systems engineering projects. 
• A solid knowledge of the 3GPP features up to Rel-16, and NR and LTE radio access layers.
• Strong knowledge of LTE & NR 3GPP specifications, especially in the areas of the Physical Layer, Radio Resource Management, and performance validation.
• Involved in the development of requirements, and specifications of releases 16/17 and 18 and actively participated in 3GPP. 
• Good background in commercial non-3GPP platform communication (DVB-S2X) and 5G NTN RAN stack protocols focusing on spectrum coexistence of NTN/TN and radio resource allocation. 
• Good understanding of 5G NR waveform and 5G RAN protocol stack.
• Ability to prepare technical documents and present them to the 3GPP standard working groups.
• Strong analytical skills in the spectrum coexistence of NTN/TN and physical layer bandwidth allocation of various services.
• Candidate should be action-oriented, with strong interpersonal skills that enable the influencing of others towards solutions and agreement.
• Experience in presenting technical data and metrics to non-technical audiences. 
• Ability to multi-task and make time-critical decisions.
• Promote good working relationships with peers and stakeholders by maintaining a productive working relationship with project sponsors, key customers, and department members, ensuring that communication is responsive and that a mutual understanding is obtained, either orally or in writing

Your success in this role will look like this: 

• Action-orientation with strong interpersonal skills that enable the influencing of others towards solutions and agreement.
• Excellent innovation and “out-of-the box” thinking skills.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) 
• Ability to provide leadership and execute Intelsat Innovation and technology vision.
• Being able to achieve consensus on controversial issues.
• Excellent time management
• Being extremely responsive to the management team's requests and providing status updates to their teams
• Being able to collaborate and work as a team.
• Having excellent organizational skills
• Adaptability, creative thinking, team player, openness, embracing diverse thinking and styles, and having a positive attitude.

It would be nice if you had:

• An Advanced degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physic
• Additional years of experience 
• Knowledge of GEO and NGSO satellites including communication technologies such as cellular, and terrestrial microwave.
• An understanding of how technical decisions relate to business strategies and commercialization of products satellites and services.

How we support you: 

• Hybrid work environment offering up to two days per week work from home (for eligible positions)
• Development opportunities supporting professional growth championed by our dedicated Learning & Development team. 20-25% of our positions are hired internally!
• Ways to get involved: satellite launch parties, company connect events, charitable activities, team social events, recognition programs, and employee resource groups.
• Wide range of benefits and perks to help you stay healthy, happy, and productive. These include paid leave programs, medical, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits, employee wellness offerings, and more! 

These benefits are designed to support your overall well-being and help you succeed in your role.

Our D&I Commitment
We're committed to fostering a culture and environment of diversity, inclusion and respect – a place where everyone can show up fully as themselves and do their best work every day. We're a technology leader committed to advancing diverse, inclusive teams – where belonging is rooted in our culture. Intelsat has an established Diversity & Inclusion Council and Employee Resource Groups. Intelsat is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

While it is important to note that meeting the minimum qualifications is a fundamental requirement for consideration, if you are enthusiastic about this role and are unsure how well your experience aligns with these requirements, we encourage you to apply. Our recruitment team will assess your application and determine if your skills and qualifications meet the essential criteria for this role or whether there might be another role within our organization that is a better match.

Other Job Info: 

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.