Boeing

Senior Principal Cellular and Wi-Fi Network Architect

Boeing

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SeattleCaliforniaIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $197,200 - $285,200 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Define and own the global wireless, such as private 5G, and other cellular technologies, and Wi‑Fi architecture vision, roadmap, and reference designs aligned with business, security, and digital transformation goals
  • Establish enterprise standards for Wi‑Fi, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, and emerging cellular technologies
  • Evaluate and incorporate next‑generation wireless innovations, ensuring solutions are future‑ready, resilient, and globally scalable
  • Lead architecture and design for high‑density, mission‑critical, and geographically distributed wireless environments
  • Ensure architectures are grounded in real‑world 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 mean‑time‑to‑resolution
  • Integrate AI and machine learning into wireless architecture for predictive analytics, anomaly detection, capacity planning, self‑healing, 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 day‑to‑day wireless operations and decision‑making
  • Act as a subject‑matter 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 root‑cause analysis for complex wireless performance issues and influence long‑term 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

Requirements

  • 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 Wi‑Fi standards, Radio Frequency (RF) fundamentals, propagation modeling, and large‑scale 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)
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
5GWi-FiInternet of Things (IoT)Radio Frequency (RF) designperformance optimizationpropagation modelingnetwork designdata analyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)machine learning
Soft Skills
mentoringleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationcoachingstrategic thinkingadvisory skillsinfluencingtechnical review