Wireless Transmission, Research Specialist

Job title:

Wireless Transmission, Research Specialist

Company

BT

Job description

Why this role mattersThis is a technical expert role in Research and Network Strategy where the individual will apply their key expertise within a clearly defined sphere of technical knowledge to complex business issues or opportunities. The role holder actively engages with colleagues to progress new research in important technical topics and supports the realisation of business value from research and innovation outputs.You’ll have the following responsibilities

• Managing research projects/tasks, both internal to Research and Network Strategy and with collaborative partners.
• Domain expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their team and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate
• Accountable for defining and performing research in a specific domain (i.e. Wireless Transmission Research) or area that is typically unknown, complex, high impact and high value across multiple domains.
• Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property
• Supervision of graduate and post-graduate student placements and secondments

You’ll have the following skills and experienceSkills

• Technical domain expert: Deep technical or domain expertise. They continually develop their expertise in a key

technical area so they are recognised as a technical expert in that domain

• Qualifications: Strong academic record in technology specialism with post-graduate qualification(s) (PhD or equivalent research experience Desirable).
• Expert communicator: Regularly presents to peers and managers about their research and area of technical expertise
• Experienced in open innovation: Skilled in patenting, technical publications, conference presentations etc.
• Storytelling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where

appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences

• Concept Evaluation: ability to spot relevant innovations, horizon scanning, determine relevance for the business,

develop an effective conceptualisation and build trials to test the conceptExperience

• Technical domain expert: evidence of significant knowledge and skill relevant to Wireless Transmission

Research, including:o Thorough technical understanding of appropriate wireless communication and propagation theory and systems (MANDATORY)
o Experience working with wireless technologies including cellular and Wi-Fi technologies and understanding of their capabilities (MANDATORY)
o Evidence of practical experimental work in wireless transmission, including test and measurement equipment (MANDATORY)
o Appreciation of energy consumption and efficiency at component and system level for wireless communication systems (PREFERRED)
o Ability to use Data Analysis and Computation to produce required results from raw data (MANDATORY)
o Software simulation and modelling tools (MANDATORY)
o Able to contribute to new IPR as it emerges in the candidate’s research (MANDATORY)
o Able to contribute to high quality publicationsand present at major conferences (PREFERRED)
o Able to lead elements of large scale research projects including internal and external collaborations (PREFERRED)In addition:

• Significant delivery: evidence of significant business impact through delivery of research (MANDATORY)
• Stakeholder management: evidence of managing project stakeholders across the business at a variety of grade and seniority levels (MANDATORY)
• Innovative Thinker: ability to spot and identify new innovations and act to bring them in and capitalise and create value (MANDATORY)
• Commercial Applicability: understanding the business case principals around relevant innovations and the real value to the business through value proposition

build (MANDATORY)

• Self-starter, pro-actively working with minimal guidance
• Problem solving, intellectually curious, comfortable taking ownership and responsibility

Your Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with service
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Direct share scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest TV, mobile and broadband packages.

Expected salary

Location

Bristol Area

Job date

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:57:30 GMT

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