Principal Software Development Engineer

In this role, you will develop and direct the engineering organization for development and revision of new and existing products or services and oversees the different R&D engineering dimensions. Act as the interface between the global engineering organization and the local sites. Manage the development of new products and release, leading state-of-the-art development teams (SW, HW, test, information design) within a multi-site R&D environment, with strong dependencies towards external stakeholders like product managers, supply chain, quality and procurement. You have: Typically requires 12+ years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree. PhD degree would normally be expected in R&D stream. Strategic thinking with experience in business management and leadership of large cross-functional units. Proven track record in delivering strong financial results in key projects Leadership, influencing, and facilitation skills. Highly organized with strong focus on driving results. Must be strong in C/C++ and data structures. Management experience across several functional areas or businesses. It would be nice if you also had: Protocol development preferably, wireless experience, such as development on SMF/UPF, GGSN, PGW/SGW is added advantage. Familiarity with IP network protocols. Familiarity with UNIX based and real-time operating systems. Experience in debugging and maintaining control plane software. Sustain and increase the high-performance of the Packet Core Engineering global software development organization, showing y-o-y improvements in quality, productivity, morale, customer satisfaction. Design and implementation of the functional modules for the Serving and PDN Gateway, 5G SMF and UPF. Unit testing of features developed on mobile gateways, maintenance of software with support and technical assistance. Mentor and train new team members. Anticipate internal and external business challenges and / or regulatory issues and drives process, product or service improvements that create competitive advantage. Combine profound professional expertise with a holistic sense for the business and commercial environment and understands how the job contributes to achieving the objectives of the business. Influence strategic decisions in the professional area through expertise, in turn impacting the performance of the sub-function to create competitive advantage. Solve highly complex problems and develops original and innovative solutions with broad impact on the business.