Quality Assurance Engineer, NextNav
€43-60k
2-3 days a week in office
3D geolocation for indoor buildings & urban environments
Job no longer available
3D geolocation for indoor buildings & urban environments
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
€43-60k
2-3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
NextNav's mission is to build the future of location services.
Role
Who you are
- BS/MS in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science or equivalent degree
- A minimum of 1 year of experience (3 years with a BS degree)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Strong knowledge in complex python scripting and bash scripting, including telnet communication, Linux-based commands
- Feel comfortable in a lab environment: power analyzer, signal generator and simulator, field testing
- Familiar with the Linux environment, shell scripting and basic Networking protocols
- Ability to work independently and within a team or across multiple engineering teams (such as systems algorithm, software, cloud engineering teams) to deliver prototype/product solution
- Good coordination and problem-solving skills with the ability to meet tough goals under pressure
- Excellent English communication skills, written and spoken
- Previous experiences in DevOps/Git/Jenkins are highly desirable
Desirable
- Previous experiences in C development are desirable
- Knowledge on positioning and timing systems such as GPS products would be a plus
- Basic RF knowledge would be appreciated
- Use of various configuration management and collaboration tools
What the job involves
- Responsible of verification of prototype and commercial solution for NextNav products (GPS, 4G positioning)
- Develop python scripts, including driver of HW equipment; automate testing with Jenkins tool; drive field testing; give first level of analysis of test results
- Define and increase test coverage of the solution
- Write test plan and publish test report
- Work closely with the firmware, cloud and algo teams for functional testing of the product
- Have ability to understand, manage and modify scripts/programs for lab automation, bring up and integration testing
Our take
If there’s one major flaw to geolocation software like Google Maps, it’s that they’re only useful on ground level. In its own words, Next Nav is “elevating geolocation” with 3D technology to provide floor-level location data indoors and in urban environments.
From a consumer standpoint, this would make it so much easier to find, say, a store in a mega mall. However, there are far more important benefits for the likes of first responders, infrastructure stakeholders, and construction teams. Indeed, it’s these kinds of services that NextNav has targeted since launching in 2008.
The company has grown immensely since then, going public in 2021. Interestingly, the company is eyeing the gaming industry as its next frontier, which could be huge considering the growth potential of the VR and Metaverse gaming markets. In late 2022, it partnered with Japanese GPS positioning company Metcom, signifying NextNav's entrance into the Japanese market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2020
$120m
SERIES E
Sep 2016
$8.7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $267.9m
Company benefits
- Health & Dental Insurance
- 401(K) Matching
- Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Vacation
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
Leadership
Ganesh Pattabiraman
(CEO)Board Member at the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) since 2017. Spent a decade at tech hardware corporation Qualcomm before co-founding NextNav.
Arun Raghupathy
(Senior VP of Engineering)Previously worked in GPS Systems Engineering for global semiconductor company Texas Instruments, after spending five years at Qualcomm.
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