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Reporting to SW1 Team Leader, you will be responsible for cellular protocol stack analysis, feature implementation, and advanced issue debugging across a wide range of cellular network scenarios.\nYou will also provide technical support for certification activities, including 3GPP conformance testing and carrier IoT certifications, ensuring compliance with operator and industry requirements. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including RF, platform software, and external solution partners, to deliver highly stable and high-performance wireless modem solutions.\nThis position offers strong opportunities for technical growth and leadership in cutting-edge wireless communication standards, operator certification processes, and next-generation cellular technologies.\nObjectives & Responsibilities\nDevelop, and maintain protocol-level APIs to enable mobile network connectivity and feature support in alignment with solution provider architectures\nImplement specific features related to mobile broadband and customize modem behaviors based on 3GPP standards and Chipset vendor.\nAnalyze interoperability issues between our modules and mobile networks using protocol logs and standards-based knowledge; coordinate with solution providers and customer support teams to resolve them.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to manage project requirements, timelines, and deliverables.\nEnsure protocol software quality through log analysis, debugging, and performance tuning.\nReview and interpret network operator requirements to ensure compliance with certification standards.\nCoordinate testing scope and schedules with third-party labs and network operators.\nAnalyze UE and TE logs to identify root causes of failed test cases; communicate findings with test labs, operators, and chipset vendors to drive resolution.\nReview test results and maintain communication with test labs and operators throughout the certification process.\nFinalize and validate certification reports and documentation upon completion of testing.\nRequirements\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Wireless Communication Technology.\nMinimum 12 years of hands-on experience in cellular protocol development, and debugging (e.g., LTE, NR/5G). Proven track record in C/C++ programming for embedded systems or modem software.\nDeep understanding of 3GPP specifications and cellular stack layers (L1/L2/L3).\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills in cellular network environment.\nExperience with protocol log analysis tools (e.g., QXDM, Wireshark, etc.) is a plus.\nAbility to travel internationally without restrictions \nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in working on cellular device certifications.\nPrior experience with QCT chipsets.\nFamiliarity with RTOS, Embedded Linux, Yocto Linux, and OpenWRT.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3074,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["RF & Wireless Hardware","IoT Platforms & Solutions","IoT Connectivity"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T02:53:00Z"}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.375,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":139,"expected_fill_days":40,"reasons":["conf:41","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/telit-sr-sw-engineer-senior-cellular-protocol-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/telit-sr-sw-engineer-senior-cellular-protocol-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T03:17:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3058,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1942,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}