Specter Ai · 1 month ago
Wireless Network Engineer
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelSpecter is building a software-defined control plane for the physical world, aiming to empower American businesses with real-time visibility over their physical assets. The Wireless Network Engineer will define and optimize the end-to-end wireless network for thousands of edge devices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust communication across various systems.
Responsibilities
Lead wireless network architecture: network modeling, trade studies, and performance validation across Wi-Fi HaLow, 802.11, LTE, 5G NR, and long-range sub-GHz systems
Root-cause and optimize performance across PHY, MAC, and IP layers
Test interoperability with third-party devices and ensure standards compliance across multiple wireless subsystems
Develop automated RF planning and deployment modeling tools, enabling topology optimization, coverage prediction, and pre-deployment performance estimation
Collaborate with firmware and software teams to expose critical RF and network-health metrics in the telemetry pipeline, and build monitoring, mitigation, and automation systems to ensure reliable in-field performance
Define multi-radio system architecture for long-range backhaul and high-throughput paths across heterogeneous radios
Build the simulation, modeling, and testing infrastructure (MATLAB, Simulink, NS-3, automated bench workflows)
Drive field validation and OTA testing across industrial, logistics, and large-area deployments
Work cross-functionally with firmware, software, and hardware teams to ensure the wireless stack performs reliably in complex environments
Optimize end-to-end network performance across IP routing, addressing, QoS, NAT, DHCP, VLANs, and multi-radio backhaul paths in complex topologies
Qualification
Required
Define and optimize the end-to-end wireless network connecting thousands of edge devices across large, distributed environments
Own the system-level models, simulations, and architectural decisions that shape how Specter's sensors communicate
Balance long-range performance, power efficiency, resiliency, and cost
Partner with RF, firmware, and software teams to design, validate, and deploy a robust multi-radio architecture across real-world industrial sites
Lead wireless network architecture: network modeling, trade studies, and performance validation across Wi-Fi HaLow, 802.11, LTE, 5G NR, and long-range sub-GHz systems
Root-cause and optimize performance across PHY, MAC, and IP layers
Test interoperability with third-party devices and ensure standards compliance across multiple wireless subsystems
Develop automated RF planning and deployment modeling tools, enabling topology optimization, coverage prediction, and pre-deployment performance estimation
Collaborate with firmware and software teams to expose critical RF and network-health metrics in the telemetry pipeline
Build monitoring, mitigation, and automation systems to ensure reliable in-field performance
Define multi-radio system architecture for long-range backhaul and high-throughput paths across heterogeneous radios
Build the simulation, modeling, and testing infrastructure (MATLAB, Simulink, NS-3, automated bench workflows)
Drive field validation and OTA testing across industrial, logistics, and large-area deployments
Work cross-functionally with firmware, software, and hardware teams to ensure the wireless stack performs reliably in complex environments
Optimize end-to-end network performance across IP routing, addressing, QoS, NAT, DHCP, VLANs, and multi-radio backhaul paths in complex topologies
Preferred
Strong background in link-level simulation, channel modeling, and system-level performance analysis
Expertise in 802.11 PHY/MAC, particularly 802.11ah (HaLow), or similar low-power long-range technologies and real-world RF system behavior
Industry knowledge of RF field survey techniques and tools
Strong experience in configuring RF devices on Linux platforms
Hands-on experience with RF and system modeling tools (MATLAB, Simulink, NS-3) and lab instrumentation (VNA, SA, OTA chambers)
Experience supporting DVT, FCC/CE certification, production RF tuning, and large-scale operational deployments
Company
Specter Ai
Revolutionising the legal industry
2-10 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase