Senior Principal Cellular and Wi-Fi Network Architect

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The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Principal Cellular and Wi-Fi Network Architect to join the Boeing Information Technology (IT) Network Infrastructure Services team in Seattle WA; Arlington VA; Berkeley MO; Chicago IL; Dallas TX; El Segundo CA; Mesa AZ; North Charleston SC; Plano TX; Ridley Park PA; Miami FL; or Seal Beach CA.

This individual will envision design and lead the evolution of our global cellular and WiFi architecture across enterprise campus manufacturing office and remote environments. This role is responsible for defining the longterm architectural strategy while ensuring operational excellence scalability security and performance at Boeing with 10s of thousands of devices.

The ideal candidate brings deep handson experience in cellular operations and design combined with the ability to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI)driven capabilities into how cellular networks are architected operated optimized and maintained.

This architect will serve as a technical authority and mentor shaping standards guiding implementation teams and developing the next generation of cellular and WiFi architects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define and own the global wireless such as private 5G and other cellular technologies and WiFi architecture vision roadmap and reference designs aligned with business security and digital transformation goals

• Establish enterprise standards for WiFi Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and emerging cellular technologies

• Evaluate and incorporate nextgeneration wireless innovations ensuring solutions are futureready resilient and globally scalable

• Lead architecture and design for highdensity missioncritical and geographically distributed wireless environments

• Ensure architectures are grounded in realworld operational experience balancing theoretical design with proven deployability and maintainability

• Drive consistent Radio Frequency (RF) design methodologies site survey practices validation processes and lifecycle management across regions

• Partner with operations teams to ensure architectural decisions improve reliability resiliency performance and meantimetoresolution

• Integrate AI and machine learning into wireless architecture for predictive analytics anomaly detection capacity planning selfhealing and automated optimization

• Define how telemetry RF data and operational insights are leveraged to enable intelligent adaptive wireless networks

• Partner with data platform and automation teams to embed AI into daytoday wireless operations and decisionmaking

• Act as a subjectmatter expert in RF propagation interference analysis spectrum management and performance optimization

• Establish performance baselines Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and proactive monitoring strategies to ensure exceptional user experience

• Lead rootcause analysis for complex wireless performance issues and influence longterm architectural improvements

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leadership on wireless strategy risk and investment decisions

• Mentor and develop wireless engineers and architects through coaching design reviews and technical communities of practice

• Influence vendors partners and internal stakeholders through thought leadership technical rigor and clear communication

BasicQualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 10 years of experience with enterprise cellular & Wi-Fi networking with significant responsibility for architecture and design at scale

• 10 years of experience mentoring others

• Experience working with cellular & Wi-Fi operations including troubleshooting performance optimization and production support

• Experience working with WiFi standards Radio Frequency (RF) fundamentals propagation modeling and largescale deployment methodologies

• Experience with network design architecture protocols security and/or operations for effective network management and implementation

• Experience in data analytics

• Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience operating in global highly regulated or missioncritical environments

• Experience translating complex technical concepts into clear architectural guidance for executive and technical audiences

• Experience continuously learning innovating and building highperforming technical communities

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Companys Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $197200 $285200

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