System Test Engineer

Skylo Technologies is hiring a System Test Engineer to join our Network Operations team to implement Skylo's vision of building out a carrier-grade Satellite IOT network. This role will be highly cross-functional, working across the network engineering, wireless systems, and network operations teams. This is a terrific opportunity for someone who is interested to stretch themselves in their network domain, and see their work have immediate global impact in the wireless industry.

Location: Palo Alto, CA, onsite 

Salary range: The typical salary range for this position is $85,000 to $115,000 per year and is commensurate with experience relative to the position

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the device, wireless systems, RAN, core and data mobility platform engineering teams and to execute system testing that will verify end-to-end functionality of the Skylo Non_terrestrial Networking (NTN) system. 
• Execute and document tests to verify and validate Skylo NTN system behavior and performance, expose issues, and identify root causes
• Provide periodic feedback to engineering team and document all the aspects of different phases of testing and results including system release versions, demo, lab, PoC, production network deployments
• Test complex hardware/software systems that push the frontier in hardware design, software design, and system integration. 
• Conduct hands-on test preparation in the lab and in the field, as well as write complete test plans, procedures, and reports that improves Skylo products & network services
• Analyze test results and sign-off that they are passing, or troubleshoot/identify issue and drive it all the way to bug closure

Requirements:

• Technical understanding of telecommunications systems, especially cellular systems ( LTE eNB, EPC,  and associated LTE/NB-IOT protocols), ability to learn quickly and establish credibility with engineers
• Ability to script and/or program in either Bash, Python, Go, Ruby on a Unix/Linux or equivalent program and to execute automation jobs using Jenkins,Hands-on experience using JIRA & Confluence is desirable
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with a variety of testing and test automation tools is desirable  
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field. CS/EE background is preferred
• Proven track record of thriving in a fast-paced, rapidly growing and evolving startup environment
• Highly collaborative, with superior communication and leadership skills, comfortable building and working with teams from diverse backgrounds
• +1 year previous working experience