3GPP RAN WG1 Standardisation Expert

About NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd

NEC Telecom MODUS Ltd. is the UK R&D centre of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader shaping the future of 5G Advanced and 6G networks. Our innovations power operators worldwide, and our engineers actively contribute to international standards and forums.

The Role

We are looking for a 3GPP RAN WG1 Standardization expert, for 5G-Advanced and 6G technology research and standardization including the participation of 3GPP RAN WG1 meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate technology concepts for 6G and 5G-Advanced technology (Release 20 and  beyond) and prepare internal reports and presentations.
• Participate in the brainstorming sessions for technology concept / idea generation in the 5G-Advanced/6G physical layer domain.
• Prepare 3GPP meeting contribution documents (Tdocs, CRs) considering the result of internal investigations.
• Attend 3GPP RAN WG1 standardisation meetings and present NEC contributions.
• Draft 5G-Advanced and 6G technology patents in alignment with 3GPP and associated industry standards.
• Analyse and report on the contributions submitted by other companies into RAN WG1.
• Prepare 3GPP meeting reports and de-brief NEC internal teams.
• Follow 5G/6G technology developments in other 3GPP WG and related organisations.
• Collaborate with NEC standardisation delegates in 3GPP and other related forums like O-RAN, Next G Alliance, and ETSI.
• Support other engineering and customer facing teams on topics related to 3GPP standardization e.g. for reviews, technical Pre-sales or trouble shooting.

About You

• Deep understanding of the 3GPP mobile telecommunications system and excellent knowledge of 5G NR (RAN1) specifications and functionality.
• Excellent knowledge of 5G-Advanced architectures and Physical Layer (L1) signal processing.
• Deep knowledge of RAN1 (Physical Layer) standards and related specifications.
• Represent NEC Telecom MODUS and as such a common sense and logical approach to problem resolution is required.
• Ability to think creatively and clearly about problems, generating and presenting possible solutions for review.
• Motivated and able to work pro-actively and with determination under minimum supervision, prioritising between tasks and managing your own time.
• Effective oral and written communication skills as well as an ability to work well as part of a team.
• Available to travel and be away for overseas meetings (approximately 6 times per year for up to 1 week) is required.

Desirable:

• Experience of patent filing for 3GPP and /or other wireless technologies.
• Experience of preparing and presenting 3GPP contributions and getting agreement on them so they can go into 3GPP Technical Report /Technical Standards (Tdocs, CRs drafting and presenting).
• Experience of attending 3GPP RAN WG1 standardisation meetings.

Qualifications

Good honours degree or higher in Communications, Electronics, Physics, Computing or Maths. (PhD in Wireless Communications or Digital Signal Processing preferred).

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