Principal Member Of Tech Staff Job Listing at AT&T in Atlanta, GA

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Entry into this title requires Technical Title Plan (TTP) Board Approval. This position requires an individual with proven technical skills within a specific technology discipline. Individuals attaining this technical level will have or be capable of exhibiting significant contributions in specific complex technical areas. Their contribution can be external to the company but shall be primarily internal. They shall be recognized in the company as a technical leader within a specific area and may lead projects of small to medium size and technical breath. In addition, the individual will have worked or be capable of working on projects of high complexity, where analysis of data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors, using knowledge and expertise derived from strong educational background and progressive experience. Supervisory: No

Working as a Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will be required to demonstrate your highly technical skills within a specific technology discipline. To attain this technical level, you will be required to have or be capable of exhibiting significant contributions in specific complex technical areas. Your contribution can be external to the company, but shall be primarily internal. As the Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will be recognized in the company as a technical leader within a specific area and may lead projects of small to medium size and technical breath. In addition, you should have worked or be capable of working on projects of high complexity, where analysis of data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors, using knowledge and expertise derived from strong educational background and progressive experience.

Overall Purpose: Develops solutions to complex business and technical problems or issues of complex scope using advanced engineering and scientific principles.

Key Roles and Responsibilities: Applies engineering principles and practice in broad areas of complex technical project work that requires in-depth analysis using advanced techniques, knowledge, and expertise. Provides technical expertise within project teams.

Job Contribution: Expert level technical professional. Technical SME within organization. Contributes through own development of advanced technologies/concepts with global reach or industry application. Has direct impact on creation of technical products/services. Serves as a role model and mentor.

KNOWLEDGE Has extensive specialized technical expertise. Applies expert knowledge and broad understanding of multiple disciplines. Integrates expert knowledge of technical principles/methods of multiple disciplines with knowledge of products/services and internal operations. Advisor on ATT technologies/systems/procedures.

ANALYSIS/PROBLEM SOLVING Solves complex, critical problems related to significant and unique issues. Uses extensive research and interpretative thinking. Utilizes innovative methods in developing solutions. Works on abstract problems requiring evaluation of intangible variables.

INDEPENDENCE Guided by functional goals/objectives. May influence organization goals/objectives. Applies discretion to develop innovative solutions to problems without precedent.

CONTRIBUTION TO ATT TECHNOLOGY Lead contributor on critical projects/technology initiatives. Develops enterprise-wide integrated solutions. Contributes to complex and innovative business solutions to achieve strategic objectives.

COMMUNICATION Provides technical expertise to peers across the company. Actively promotes good working relationships. Develops mutually beneficial strategic alliances with customers.

Education: Required: PhD, Masters or Bachelors degree in an approved field such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Mathematics from an accredited university. Refer to the Technical Title Plan for a complete list of degrees. Experience: PhD in an approved field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or Masters in an approved field with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience or a Bachelors in an approved field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Technical Career Pathway (TCP) role. Entry into this title will require TCP Governance Board review. Supervisory: No.

Environmental Requirements: This position may be responsible for contributing to ATTs compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include, but is not limited to, work related to fuel tanks, emergency and stand-by generators, boilers, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, batteries, manholes and vaults, water wells, linear and other construction projects, water discharge, or air emissions.

AT&T is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Detailed Job Responsibilities:

The perspective candidate will have expert experience in the development of Device Drivers for a Linux / ARM platform related to home automation and control systems (controller) solutions. The subcomponents of the controller include RF communications, microprocessor, power supply, and generalized analog / digital peripheral control electronics. The candidate must have knowledge in the development of electronic systems based on requirements defined by specific product and business organizations. In addition to developing and testing device drivers, the candidate must show competency in the evaluation of the electronics subsystems integral to the development of the associated device drivers. Our group works closely with system engineers and we participate in the full product lifecycle from pre-silicon all the way through to release and support of full software designs.

Required Qualifications (Technical):

· Wi-Fi driver development and hardware bring-up

· 3G / LTE radio module driver development and hardware bring-up

· USB(2/3), Serial RS-232, 802.3, Firewire and various other peripheral device driver development and hardware bring-up

· Significant knowledge of Z-Wave, Zigbee, Bluetooth, and various other communications protocols and technologies

· Working knowledge of ARM processors

· Working knowledge of embedded systems
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Detailed Requirements:

1. Design and develop new Wi-Fi, 3G, and LTE driver features for media networking products

2. Bring-up new SOC chipsets with PCIE, USB, PIO interfaces and develop complete solutions

3. Develop 802.11ac software feature, tuning system performance

4. Maintain and enhance existing software architecture

5. Full life cycle software feature development from requirements through design, implementation and support

Job Requirements

The following are the specific required skills and experience:

· Required BS in CS/EE with 15 years of related experience or MS CS/EE with 12 years of related experience.

· Demonstrable experience with the development of device drivers on Linux platforms.

· Detailed experience as an assembler and C language programmer.

· Significant debugging skills on embedded platform

· Background in wireless networking and controller / gateway development

To be considered as a valuable contributor to the team, the candidate must exhibit the following traits:

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Creative, motivated, and able to work well under pressure

· Self-Staring and efficient

· Excellent analytical skills in the areas related to development, troubleshooting, and debugging driver code

Provide readouts on project timelines, milestones, and status to supervisor and senior leadership