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As a Senior Engineer on the Location Technology team, you will validate and commercialize next-generation positioning solutions across Mobile, Automotive, Wearables, XR, and IoT platforms. You will be responsible for system-level validation of GNSS, Assisted GNSS, Advanced Positioning, sensor fusion, cellular, and Wi-Fi positioning technologies. Your daily work involves developing test strategies, analyzing logs and field data to resolve complex issues, and building automation tools, data-analysis pipelines, and AI-assisted workflows to improve engineering productivity. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive feature commercialization and ensure readiness for customer deployments. The role requires expertise in Python, automation frameworks, and AI/ML tools while addressing technical challenges involving RTK, sensor fusion, LTE/5G, and Wi-Fi positioning within Android-based systems and wireless test environments to deliver high-quality location experiences.
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