Systems Engineer V - RF Engineer

Position:  Systems Engineer V - RF Engineer 

Location: Redmond, WA 98052 

Duration: 18 Months       

Job Type: Contract         

Work Type:  Onsite 

NEED ONLY USC AND GC 

Job Description:     

The successful engineer in this role will: 

Understand how commodity servers, operating systems and networks function, perform and scale. 

Possess superb troubleshooting, project management and problem analysis skills. 

Drive technical innovation and efficiency in infrastructure operations via automation. 

Design server monitoring and management solutions using automation and self-repair. 

Create processes that enhance operational workflow and provide positive customer impact. 

Dive deep to resolve problems at their root, looking for failure patterns amenable to long-term solutions via simplification and automation. 

Avoid re-inventing the wheel and prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure prone ones. 

Recognize and adopt best practices in documentation, testing, security, operational support at scale, and efficient use of resources. 

Develop appropriate metrics to demonstrate performance at improving operational efficiency. 

In depth knowledge & experience of wireless communication embedded RF Systems. 

Relentless passion for frugality and out-of-the-box engineering. 

Strong system troubleshooting skills. 

Proficiency and experience in automation via Python programming and shell scripting. 

Good understanding of standard internet protocols (wireless communication protocols, Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, DNS, HTTP, etc.) 

Demonstrable grasp of security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls. 

Experience in building SQL queries. 

Highly Desirable Attributes: 

Wireless embedded communication systems 

RF systems and test equipment 

Experience defining system performance\KPIs 

Understanding & experience of managing and monitoring large scale communication systems 

Operational knowledge of common enterprise switching and routing platforms 

Candidate Requirements: 

Years of Experience:

5 Years 

Leadership Principle:

Customer Obsession, Learn and Be Curious, Dive Deep, Clear communication 

Top 3 must-have hard skills 

Wireless communication embedded RF Systems 

Strong system troubleshooting skills 

Communication skills