Wireless Standards and Product Planning Expert - US-TX-Plano, United States
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a technical leader blending standards and product planning responsibilities, driving innovation and influence in 3GPP standardization for 6G wireless protocol test solutions.
What you'll do
- Actively contribute to and participate in 3GPP (RAN, SA, CT or other working groups) with high-impact technical proposals.
- Create and run simulations as necessary in network and device protocols, channel modeling, and other relevant areas to support 3GPP contributions.
- Influence standard evolution aligned with company technology and product strategy.
- Influence product roadmap for wireless protocol test platforms (UE, network, and core testing).
- Translate technology priorities into concrete technical requirements.
- Support key customer engagements.
What you'll need
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
- 12+ years in wireless communications, with strong focus on 3GPP standardization contributions and wireless protocol development or testing.
- Experience in product planning or technical product management.
- Deep knowledge of 5G NR protocol stack (RRC, MAC, PHY interactions), 6G technology candidates and trends, LTE and legacy technologies, and Core network signaling (5GC, EPC).
- Strong understanding of conformance and interoperability testing, and test methodologies and automation.
- Familiarity with network and device simulators, protocol analyzers, and lab test systems.
Skills: 3GPP standardization, 6G wireless protocol, 5G NR protocol stack, LTE and legacy technologies, wireless communications, network and device simulators
This role has been open 68 days — well above the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 35 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 149 d | 51 d (+98 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: 3GPP standardization, 6G wireless protocol, 5G NR protocol stack, LTE and legacy technologies, wireless communications, network and device simulators
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.