NEC Europe Ltd. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a world leader in the Computer and Communications market with a large base of R&D Laboratories in Japan , China , USA and Europe.

The NEC Laboratories Europe in Heidelberg have a temporary opening for a

in Self-Organizing Mobile Network Management Systems starting July 15, 2009. NEC is developing Next Generation Mobile Network Systems, also known as 4G or beyond UMTS mobile networks. A key feature of those novel wireless access networks is the more cost efficient operations of the network. That can be achieved through the introduction self-organizing network (SON) technology. Those SON mechanisms are currently under standardization at 3GPP.

The job includes:

• Research on Self-Organization in Next Generation Mobile Network Systems
• Engineering of self-organizing and self-management functions for LTE
• Evaluation of self-management functions through prototypes and/or simulations

Experience is required in several of the following fields:

• Network management techniques and architectures
• Architecture of mobile networks (3G, GSM)
• Distributed systems design and related software engineering methods and tools
• Software development of prototypes and simulation models in C/C++/Java

The project team is based in Heidelberg (Germany). Initially the position is limited to one year. The application deadline is June 30, 2009.

Candidates are invited to send their applications by email to:

Dr. Heinrich Stüttgen
Vice President
NEC Europe Ltd.
NEC Laboratories Europe
Kurfürsten-Anlage 36
D-69115 Heidelberg
Germany

Tel.:+49 6221 / 43 42-0
Fax:+49 6221 / 43 42-155
Email : stuttgen@nw.neclab.eu