Wireless Systems Research Engineer, Levels III, IV, Sr I

Research Proposals

• Conducts evaluation and analysis of technical approaches to research opportunities.
• Conducts research and evaluation of appropriate equipment, protocols, designs, procedures, and tools to address research requirements.
• Produces network designs and other technical aspects of the research proposal submission.

Network Design and Documentation

• Helps establish standards and plans for new or upgraded research networks.
• Collects and evaluates input from researchers, systems administrators, contractors, and vendors to develop specifications, requirements, and plans for networks.
• Designs activities for network research projects.
• Recommends research network designs.
• Helps establish standards and processes used to detail network engineering designs, and assists with planning and mapping methods, procedures, problems, and repairs to those standards and processes.
• Designs research network system security measures, configuration backup, and security methods.

Network Configuration, Installation, and Testing

• Collaborates with research team and develops work plans and time schedules for projects including outlining phases, identifying personnel, and networking requirements.
• Helps establish standards for the implementation of new technology deployments and research network integration and interoperability testing.
• Configures, installs, and tests research networks.
• Tests the methods and plans used to certify sophisticated research networking projects to required installation design standards.

Network Research, Operations, and Support

• Helps establish protocols and processes for problem management and support.
• Provides Tier I, Tier II and some Tier Ill support for network issues and assists the rest of the research team as needed on other support issues.
• Performs diagnostics and repair of complex hardware and software problems.
• Maintains monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of established processes and protocols.
• Helps establish procedures for compliance with network security regulations.
• Performs security assessments and audits to ensure compliance with government standards.
• Designs and implements security measures, data backup, and protection methods.
• Drives to other locations on campus, on other campuses, and to vendor and other locations for meetings and to assist with research network installation and operations.
• Supports researchers with gathering data, such as packet captures, for research and other projects.

Research Project Presentations and Reporting

• Contributes to the preparation of monthly/quarterly updates to project sponsors.
• Contributes to the presentation of monthly/quarterly project updates to project sponsors.
• Collects technical updates for monthly/quarterly updates to project sponsors.
• Collaborates with the research team to help define the contents of project deliverable reports.
• Collects data and other artifacts needed for project reporting.
• Aids in the preparation of project deliverables and reports.
• Aids in the preparation of presentations to project sponsors and at industry symposia.

Training and Development

• Stays abreast of emerging technologies and best practices.
• Engages in ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance technical skills and knowledge in research computing engineering.
• Leads, motivates, and develops Graduate Assistant Non-Teaching and Student Technicians, providing professional development and training.
• Models ethical, regulatory, and performance standards.
• Models and promotes the open sharing of information, dedication to the team's mission, customer commitment, collaboration, and cooperation.
• Oversees and manages personnel issues.
• Participates in training and professional development with a special emphasis on leadership development, management, industry related acumen, and project and operations management.
• Conducts professional development trainings for team members.

Supervision and Training

• Recruits, hires, and supervises student teams.
• Leads, motivates, develops, and coaches Graduate Assistant Non-Teaching and Student Technicians.
• Models ethical, regulatory, and performance standards.
• Models and promotes the open sharing of information, dedication to the team's mission, customer commitment, collaboration, and cooperation.
• Oversees and manages personnel issues.
• Participates in training and professional development with a special emphasis on leadership development, management, industry related acumen, and project and operations management.
• Conducts professional development trainings for team members.