Mobile Systems Researcher (Portland, OR)

Company: Volt Technical Resources
Job Title: Mobile Systems Researcher
Location: Portland, OR
Contact: Anthony Miller - amiller@volt.com

Our client is seeking a strong individual contributor to join our pioneering team in developing new wireless protocols and technologies for future mobile systems.

Major responsibilities of the position include:
Development of novel concepts and technologies that require in-depth understanding of communications systems, especially MAC and Layers 2-4 and detailed design with supporting analysis.

Ability to critique proposed standards submissions for technical merit.

Ability to prepare, present and successfully promote standards submissions to bodies such as 3GPP.

Development of high-value intellectual property and patent applications.

Demonstrated success working in a team-based environment.

Must have skills include:
Masters (PhD preferred) in a related field, with outstanding R&D credentials, along with the following:

Strong research background in wireless networking, with emphasis on protocols

Solid understanding of MAC protocols, Link Layer, TCP/IP, QoS and cross layer design

Ability to synthesize new patentable concepts

Motivated and flexible self starter with strong demonstrated communications skills

This is a fulltime contract position located in the Great Northwest in the Portland Oregon area.

To submit your resume, please email amiller@volt.com

Wireless Applications Architect (Alpharetta, GA)

Company: Cox Communications
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Job Title: Wireless Applications Architect
Contact: Trevor Harding: trevor.harding@cox.com

Wireless Applications Architect

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the architectural design of various applications as well as working with the development teams to ensure architectural consistency across a variety of projects that would enable the Cox Communications wireless product. Applications would include: customer facing, system abstraction and back office.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design of J2EE, J2ME applications and relational database models for the wireless product.

The candidate will work with various cross-organizational teams of developers on a variety of projects relating to the wireless product.
- Work with lead developers and development management to design and implement various products based on business and technical requirements.
- Oversee development standards and the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in standards bodies.
- Ability to design and articulate new directions relating to IT infrastructures in support of wireless initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Seven to ten years J2EE experience
- Seven to ten years J2ME experience
- Seven to ten years experience in data modeling
- Ability to define and articulate style standards
- Work independently with development teams on multiple inter-related projects
- Five to seven years experience working in Unix environments, preferably Solaris
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of GoF and J2EE Design Patterns
- Deep subject matter expertise with the entire software development lifecycle
- Deep subject matter experience working with Jakarta products such as Ant, Log4j, STRUTS, Common taglibs, Xerces and Xalan
- Demonstrated UML modeling techniques
- Excellent communication and peoples skills required
- Masters degree or combination of undergraduate degree and equivalent work experience required

Application Developer (Wireless) - Madison, WI

A large wireless/telecom client in Madison, WI is searching for an Application Developer to join their development.

Face it...the wireless business is cool. And growing like crazy. And they need top developers to keeping pushing the envelope and developing applications that make the wireless junkies go wild.

Hard to resist, eh?

If you want to be part of this wireless craziness, and you've got a year or two of development experience, email me: smithtx@gmail.com (App Developer in subject line).

Look forward to talking,

Dennis Smith
Director, Talent Strategy
WorldLink, Inc.
Editor, WirelessJobs.com


*Here's the full techie lowdown on the skills:

Software Engineering: C, PL-SQL, SQL Plus, K Shell

eSkills: HTML/CSS, Java/JSP, J2EE, XML

Databases: Oracle

Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer (Austin, TX)

Job Title: Senior RF/PA Device Design Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Compensation: Very competitive, based on experience, and full benefits
How to apply: email Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

Heavily funded company in Austin, Texas is set to bring it's breakthrough technology products to market in 2008, which will optimize costs for wireless OEM's by digitizing RF signals and amplifying them in the digital domain.

They are searching for a Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer to lead growing team responsible for IC Circuit Design of high power and high frequency RF power devices (transistors).

Requirements:
MSEE + 10 years (or equivalent) RF / MMIC semiconductor circuit design
experience.

Proven experience in MMIC device design in LDMOS or GaAs.

Device power levels of at least 2 watts and operating frequencies of 900MHz
or higher.

Solid working knowledge of associated semiconductor process engineering.

Familiar with semiconductor device failure analysis techniques.

Knowledge of high frequency and high reliability semiconductor packaging.

Knowledge of applicable air interface standards - e.g. IS95 CDMA, W-CDMA.

Skilled in RF measurement techniques such as - IP3, 1dB compression, ACPR,
EVM, etc. and using RF development tools such as ADS.

Proven record of several completed RF device designs from implementation
through production.

Experience in engineering validation, testing, and debugging. 

WinMobile Application Developer- Mountain View

WinMobile Application Developer 
Location: Mountain View, Ca
Email Resume to:  dennis@worldlink-us.com
Subject line:  WinMobile App Dev

Venture-backed startup is out to change the world. Sure, lots of people make
that claim, but they mean it. Their mission is to fundamentally alter the way
people use their mobile devices. They will be moving to downtown Mountain
View with great access to public transport, food and lively fun.

Skills: Win Mobile(5 or 6), OOD, Visual Studio 2005, Visual C++

Job Description:
This is a terrific opportunity to participate in the development of an application
platform to deliver rich media web services to millions of mobile customers.

Job Responsibility:
1.Design and develop cross platform mobile application to support Windows
Mobile.

2.Collaborate with external teams to port the application layers to various
devices and other open mobile operating systems

3.Utilize and evangelize best of breed programming techniques including
design patterns, re-usable and modular development

Required Skills:
Demonstrated track record of developing, shipping and supporting
application/services on mobile devices

Demonstrated and consistent track record as a significant contributor through
the development career

Ability to quickly master new technologies and push the envelope for
performance and reliability

Defensive coding ability accompanies with strong analytical and problem
solving skills

In-depth debugging skills; ability to reach out and use team strengths to
solve problems

Good sense of humor and can-do spirit

Required Experience:
3-5 years experience in mobile application development in C++ on Windows
Mobile platform. Demonstrable use of object oriented development, application
frameworks, memory management, file I/O, network & socket programming,
concurrency and multi-threading. Experience with Industry standards and device
porting knowledge is very desirable.

Education:
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant discipline and experience

Rich UI Engineer (Contract) - Dallas, TX

Rich UI Engineer - Dallas, TX (Contract)

Self-driven person with good software architecture background in C/C++, COM, .NET, or JAVA-middleware and/or UI frameworks. The perfect candidate will have Browser framework experience (Mozilla for example)

Experience required:

Strong C/C++ background;

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) and/or CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture);

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

ECMA (Java Script)

Record of architecting and/or leading middleware projects based on the technologies above;

Frosting on the cake:

XUL (XML User-interface Language)

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

XBL (XML binding language)

RDF (Resource Description Framework)

JAVA

Embedded devices experience

Interested? Please forward your resume to Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

T-Mobile Jobs - the recruiter's chat

T-mobile Jobs - the recruiters chat

Listen to the recruiters of T-Mobile’s Engineering/Operations team discuss their jobs and find out from them why T-Mobile is a great place to work. You’ll hear regional recruiters Dennis Smith, Jen Hinkle, Ryan Pothoven, Mattea Cirrincionne, Kristen Kunath & Sherri Howe. Some of the jobs discussed are RF Engineers, Field Technicians , Real Estate & Zoning Manager and Construction Manager. To apply visit tmobile.com/jobs

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T-Mobile Updates Popular Sidekick

T-Mobile USA is updating its Sidekick cell phones, adding a high-end model and the first Motorola-built entry in the line of quirky gadgets with a screen that swivels to reveal a keyboard.

The new luxury model, the Sidekick LX, has a screen with more than twice the resolution of the previous top-of-the-line model, the Sidekick 3. Criticism of the low screen resolution has dogged the line, which still has found a home among young people who like to communicate by text message.

The LX will go on sale online Oct. 17 for $300 with a 2-year contract, T-Mobile USA said Wednesday. The cheapest current Sidekick, the iD, costs $50.

Source: MyMotherLode.com

U.S. Startups Set Sights On India

WSJ Online reports that, an increasing number of high-tech start-ups are basing their operations in the U.S. but setting their sights on Indian customers.

Wireless-broadband company WiChorus Inc. was founded two years ago and is based in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. But as Rebecca Buckman reports, when it actually starts selling its broadband gear to phone companies next year, it will target the Indian market.

"Silicon Valley is the only place you could do this," says WiChorus founder Rehan Jalil, an engineer who was born in Pakistan but educated in the U.S. He started WiChorus in late 2005 after leaving another wireless start-up, Aperto Networks, because he says he wanted to create lower-cost broadband technology for the developing world.

Read Rebecca Buckman's full WSJ Online report, HERE.

Sidekick 3 for sale! Mint condition - used 1 week

Sidekick 3 for sale!

Check out my ebay auction HERE!

Sr. MMS Engineer (Snoqualmie, WA) - $1,000 Referral Bonus!

Not only is Jodi Lovegrove the T-Mobile Recruiter with the coolest last name, she's also the one responsible for the nationwide recruiting activity that supports our National Engineering Operations team.

Wow, it's hard to say all that in one small breath.

Anyway, Jodi just opened an H3 campaign for one of her positions:

Sr. MMS Engineer, Snoqualmie, WA

If you are interested in this position, or, know somebody who is, please access Jodi's campaign by following the link HERE.

Please note: all T-Mobile Employees will follow the standard process (Employee Referral Program) for referring candidates. And, yes, they'll still get their big chunk of change if we make the hire.

However, everybody else can use Jodi's H3 campaign to refer someone for the job.

Did I just hear somebody say,

"Hey, what's in it for me?"

Well, if you refer the candidate that gets the job, Jodi's got a $1,000 dollar bill with your picture on it. And Jodi loves to give away money

So, c'mon, let's make Lovegrove happy,

Click on the campaign and let's get crankin'!

The Scoop On Cellphones

The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Soyia Ellison says there's so many flavors of cellphones available for the mobile connoisseur, that Baskin Robbin's should be ashamed for only offering up 31 flavors.

Want a phone to call home from the grocery store and ask your wife if you're out of milk? You got it.

Want one that'll capture video of that amazing back flip your cat does off the kitchen table when she thinks no one is looking? You got it.

Want a cellphone that will let you sync your home and work e-mail — and view it all on one tiny screen? You can have that, too.

Check out Soyia Ellison's AJC article HERE to see which phone she says is like

"Coffee (Ice Cream) with Chocolate Chunks!"

Taking Wireless to the WiMax

Sprint Nextel to launch network in Chicago that will offer Internet on the go with broadband-like speed

From the Chicago Tribune:

With the digital age increasingly going wireless, Chicago soon will become one of the first cities in the country to have access to the next generation of computer communication, in which people will keep connected to the Internet wherever they go.

The new network, constructed by Motorola Inc., will be operated by Sprint Nextel Corp. and will envelop the region in a digital signal as powerful as the broadband service used by many homes and businesses.

Get the complete read HERE.

HOT JOBS: Director, Engineering - RF (Parsippany, NJ) T-Mobile

Director, Engineering - RF

Manage a regional team that consists of the following core functions:

Automatic Frequency Planning (AFP), BSS Engineering, Capacity Planning, Data Engineering and TDOA.

The job duties include but are not limited to:

Frequency Planning, BSC/TCU/PCUSN dimensioning and forecasting, Radio Access Capacity planning, New technology rollouts, TDOA Administration including Network dimensioning, New deployments and KPI monitoring.

Director will play a key role in developing and managing regional markets network performance and KPI targets, serving as the subject matter experts to the local markets.

Requirements:
High level of competency in all aspects of Radio Network Design and optimization. Includes but not limited to: Antenna theory, GSM Call processing, RF propagation theory, Field based measurement systems and interpretation, understanding of GSM Radio based call statistics such as dropped calls, BER, and Handover.

The candidate must posses a strong financial understanding, be able to create and manage departmental budgets, prepare and adjudicate business cases, as well as manage large technical projects.

This candidate will have strong leadership skills, with the ability to conceive, communicate, and implement design and operation concepts that improve the performance of the network and the efficiency of the RF teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, BSEE is preferred.

8+ years Cellular/PCS industry experience.

5+ years RF Management experience in heading a team of engineers and/or technicians.

Hands on experience with GSM technology strongly preferred.

Please send your resume to Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com.

The Father of Wireless

Martin Cooper. Just an average genius working for the man at Motorola .

But on April 3, 1973, Dr. Martin Cooper placed a call to rival Joel Engel, head of research at AT&T's Bell Labs, while walking the streets of New York City talking on the first Motorola DynaTAC prototype.

And so the levers of cell phone obsession began to turn.

10 years later, the Brick was born, and those who had the cash dropped almost $4,000 for the 10-inch, 28-ounce anchor created by Coop and his team of engineers at Moto.

The differences between Cooper's Brick and today's phone? Can you say, calendar, calculator, alarm clock, gps, video, web browser, and MP3 Player?

Dahl's article offers up a bit of history that I find seriously amusing:

Analysts in 1983 predicted that by 2000, there would be 900,000 wireless users in the United States.

Reality?

There were more than 100 million wireless users by the end of 2000, and 229 million at the end of last year. My family alone accounts for four of the 229 million (I'll be adding three more in the not-to-distant future).

Yes, my Blackberry is never far from reach. I exchange text messages with my team late at night and early in the morning (cut it out, Jen!) ; )

On the chance that I've misplaced it (along with my keys), I'm irritated 'til it's safely back in my front pocket.

I glance at my messages while driving to work (just kidding, Mr. State Farm Insurance Man!). I send my wife and children secret messages throughout the day. I am always connected.

Geez, thanks Mr. Cooper. No, really, thanks! We complain about being overly-connected, but if we're honest, most of us wouldn't have it any other way.

Don't get me wrong...I'm not saying it's healthy. But it's our reality (and I like it).

Reality also says that about one-fourth of all wireless calls have at least one problem (2006 study by J.D. Power and Associates). Whether it's dropped calls, disconnected calls, static, or interference, the problems exist. And if we're grumpy when we can't find our Blackberry, we're even grumpier when we drop a call.

Why?

Because we can't stand not being connected! Like I said, I'm not proud of this particular mental illness, but I'm not about to change. Even if that means I have to crawl on my roof line at midnight in the middle of a thunder storm, I'm going to make that phone call, by golly!

Even the Father of Wireless (Cooper) agrees with us. He's now 79 years old, owns six cell phones, carries three and pays the bills for 20. He was even talking on his cell phone for his interview with Dahl, explaining that he understands our obsession, our need, to have a signal:

"When you've got that phone, you feel connected, you feel part of a group,"

says Cooper.

"Who's the group? It's everyone in the world, on your cell phone."

Yep, Dr. Cooper still gets it.

Because the most important thing is being able to stay connected to the most important people in our lives.

Thanks Father Cooper Wireless.

Here's to 30 more years of wireless connectivity and the jobs that make it happen.


source: McClatchy Newspapers, Melissa Dahl

MetroPCS hoping to raise USD1 billion from IPO

I have some buddies at MetroPCS who used to ply their engineering wares at AT&T Wireless.

For their sakes, I hope their IPO just goes bananas.

Then, maybe they'll take me out to lunch, or send me a couple of Texas Lotto tickets.

Here's the story about their hopes for bringing in 1B in the IPO (courtesy of WirelessNews).

20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

Paul D. Kretkowski (DailyWireless) brings us a nice post today:

20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

I'll list the 20 Wireless Startups here, and you can check out DailyWireless for the specifics on each HERE.

1) Admob

2) Blyk
The first free mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

3) FON
A HotSpot in every pot.

4) Futuretxt

5) I'minlikewithyou
Interesting concept, just won't apply to me.

6) Jajah
I'm liking this one - make VoIP calls from your PC or landline w/o downloads or plug-ins - even w/o having broadband.

7) Jaiku Mobile

8) Jott
Dictation turned in to email?

9) Medio
Mobile search

10) Mozes
Send and receive mobile messages to and from your fave bands, social groups, friends.

11) MyGADS

12) myMobileMedia
Giving mobile subscribers access to their PC (music, pictures, video).

13) Obopay
This just might be my fave of the 20...will allow me to make $$ transfers alarmingly ez (backed/secured by MasterCard).

4 words: Money on your phone.

14) Radar
Instant picture conversations with your favorite people and no one else.

15) Streamverse

16) Teleflip
Email on your cell phone ... for free.

17) Twitter
If you don't know what Twitter is yet, I can't explain it to you. Well, yes I can. Twitter answers the question, "What are you doing?"

Assuming somebody cares.

18) Thrrum

19) VoiceThread
Create a voicethread and collect the stories behind your pictures.

20) ZenZui
Stop surfing. Start Zooming.

Rogers Introduces Next Gen Wireless Technology

Today Rogers Wireless
unveiled wireless video calling, turning your mobile handset
into a webcam for face-to-face calling in real time with
your friends, family and business associates.

Rogers is the first and only wireless carrier in North
America to offer video calling,part of the Rogers VISION
suite of services that allows customers on the go to enjoy
the kind of hi-speed Internet and multimedia experience
previously only possible on a PC.

To celebrate the launch of Rogers' wireless video calling,
beloved Canadian actor, William Shatner, made the trek
home to make the first official video call.

read the full press release HERE.

Google Kicks Mobi Search in High Gear

Google, in response to Yahoo's oneSearch, has upgraded its WAP-based search to incorporate more data and information into results.

Check out Google's Blog where Yael Shacham gives the 411 on mobile search (HERE). Yael is the Product Mgr for Google's Mobile team).

Starting today, they've made the new mobile search openly available - take it for a spin here.

The Carnival of the Job Search @ WirelessJobs.com

I'm really not a fan of the carnival. Guess I get a little freaked out by the sideshow acts. I just can't figure giving my hard-earned money to see a woman with lots of facial hair.

Howevuh...I've been diggin' the idea of the blog carnival lately. I got my first invite a few months back to participate in a blog carnival by our good buddy Jason Alba at JibberJobber.

Of course, I was too lazy to participate (or I forgot), but I liked the idea nonetheless.

So, I decided it was time to do a "Carnival of the Job Search."

Two reasons why I like this idea:

1) It has the opportunity of connecting me with other people I might never have the chance to meet. Yep, this is really the only reason.

2) It's a lot easier than asking people to write a post. All that's required is that they send me a job posting that they'd like me to reference in my weekly "carnival of the job search" post.

So, what is the carnival of the job search? It's simply a weekly post on WirelessJobs.com that includes job postings and links from various recruiters around the planet. Well, at least those who decide to participate in the carnival.

The important stuff:

So, how do you, Recruiter, participate? Simply submit a job posting via the "Submit an Article Form" no later than Thursday @ 3:00PM CT of each week.

I will compile each of the job postings and submit in one posting on Friday afternoon of each week.

I will post at least one job from each requester, depending on the total number of submissions for that week's carnival.

Job Posting Format:

Job Posting should be in this format (no job descriptions!):

Manager, RF Engineering - Atlanta, GA,

T-Mobile USA

For more information, please email Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com

Note: the link to the job description is in the job title.

If the job is already posted on a blog or career site, please provide the link so that I can reference within the post.

I will preface each job posting by naming the person that submitted the job, and will reference appropriate links to their blog - company - agency - etc.

Here's the biggie:

I will provide additional love and accolades for all requests that are heavily laden with humor. Yes, yes, we've got to keep it professional.

If you've managed to miss the previous links that will take you to the carnival of the job search, click HERE.

So, it's time to get your blog on, Recruiters.

I look forward to the carnival.

Hot Jobs @ T-Mobile

Here's a few of our hot jobs to peruse while you're killin' time this weekend:

Manager 3, Engineering - PM (Chicago, IL) #150341

Manager 4, Engineering - RF (Concord, CA) #149121

Manager 4, Engineering - Dev (Concord, CA) #149132

Director, Engineering - Development (Parsippany, NJ) #144327

Check out our career site @ T-Mobile.com.

Send me an email @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com


Checkout Las Vegas jobs at NVJobSearch.

Sr. Manager, Engineering Development - TMobile Nashville, TN

At T-Mobile, we're looking for the next big idea. Yours.

Our job search is on, and we're looking for an extraordinary leader to join us in Nashville, TN as a Senior Manager of Engineering Development (click title for extended job description).

Check out the link, or send me an email expressing your interest.

Geeked-out-slamdunkin-engineering folks only need apply.

Dennis Smith
Sr. Manager, Recruiting
wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com
T-Mobile USA
WirelessJobs.com (Blog)