Careers

At CBNG we provide the opportunities for people to develop their careers through joining an ambitious and high achieving team.

Overview

Our friendly and flexible working environment promotes fresh innovative thinking where everybody is given the opportunity to play a key role in the growth and success of the company.

We were born (and have achieved great success) through innovative thinking, so why change.

We have a core set of values which help us achieve success.

• Improve collaboration across the business – ‘break the silos’
• Take more personal accountability – be a ‘can do’ team
• Think, perform and act like a ‘start’ up’ – speed and agility will be key
• Behave like CBNG is your own business – how would you spend resources?
• Celebrate our heritage but make change the norm from here

We are always on the look out for talented, innovative individuals to join our team. Find out what spots we have open below. To apply, email hr@cbng.co.uk. 

Engineering Lead

Job Description: 

CBNG are looking for an Engineering Leader to manage the development of a key product in the business’s product portfolio. The company has recently landed a contract with a Tier1 customer and is developing a set of products that meet the customer’s performance requirements for a 5G Fixed Wireless Access network solution.    

This role requires a strong background in electronics and embedded software product development, ideally in a wireless communications domain and you will need both an engineering skillset and a management/leadership capability.  

This role would be ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their engineering leadership career progression.  If you have successfully run development projects before and have implemented electronics designs in your career and are now looking for a role to utilise the full breadth of your expertise, then this role will be ideal for you.

Prior experience in the wireless telecoms industry would be a highly valuable addition to your engineering skillset.

Major Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Managing the development of a 5G Fixed Wireless Access network product
• Managing resources and subcontractors as required to meeting the project deliverables
• Report progress and issues impacting progress to senior management and stakeholders

Competencies (Technical, managerial, personal skills and relevant experience):

Essential:

• Experience in managing and leading a cross disciplined engineering team
• Experience in designing and developing digital and RF electronics into systems running embedded software
• Project management experience and experience managing budgets
• Experience managing external development partners based around the world
• Strong communication and IT skills are essential
• Excellent ability to prioritize tasks and adapt quickly to the very dynamic context of a startup
• A practical approach to problem solving

Desirable:

• Wireless communications experience
• Knowledge of 5G embedded SW architecture 5GCN, CU, DU, RU a distinct advantage
• Experience with Ethernet protocols
• Experience with recognized software development methods such as code reviews, unit testing and modular design.
• Experience with build tools and environments, Kubernetes, Jira, Jenkins
• Experience with the Git or other version control systems
• Working knowledge of the Linux operating system
• Experience with agile development methodologies and SDLC

Network Consultant

Location: Cambridge, UK

Department: Technical Support

Reporting to: COO

Overall Purpose of Job:
To analyse our customer’s network performance, collaborating with internal departments to optimise our customer’s network capacity and provide network installation and onsite support.  Be the architect of solutions to enable best possible network performance.

Expertise and experience:

• IT and networking.  Expert in IP networks, TCP/IP and all things Ethernet, with practical experience commissioning and designing real world networks.
• Extensive experience in Wireless telecoms networks, ideally mobile networks and internet access networks.  Microwave networks or Wi-Fi networks would be an added asset.
• Understanding of radio parameters and planning such as; path loss, link budget etc.
• Experience using network management software and tools (i.e. Wireshark, EXFO, netperf etc.)
• Experience in network testing and performance engineering
• Practical skills in field deployment of networks
• Linux system administration would be essential
• Communicating the above technical paradigm to all knowledge levels of likely audience
• Likely to have a Computer Science or similar (any STEM) degree
• Experience working with customer’s networks 

Attributes:

A curious engineer that wants to learn how and why things work and is not satisfied with just using network solutions but understanding them as well.  Actively seeks out the development engineers in order to better understand, and even guide, the outcome.

Determined to solve practical problems, in a role that allows the right candidate to exhibit their skills across multiple domains.

Honest, tenacious and willing to turn their hand to any area that needs attention.

Given understanding of how networks could and do break, present testing options and design options to internal team to enable high performance solutions to be developed.

Knowing when to “turn it off and back on again” versus when to capture every detail of this issue.

Convincing the customer and other stakeholders of your ability and confidence on a given topic.  “Trust me, I’m an expert”.

Strong communication and relationship management skills are essential.

Major Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Doing what’s needed when its needed at the highest technical level – likely activities include:
• Collaborating with internal departments to build and maintain network infrastructures that meet business needs.
• Increasing network capacity to keep up with demand in the flow of online traffic.
• Testing network protocols and ensuring secure and reliable connectivity.
• Installing new software and upgrading existing software.
• Training staff, preparing user manuals for network deployment, and providing end-user support.
• Testing the flow of data and the strength of communication between routers, modems, computers, and servers.
• Optimising network security, as well as documenting network installation and maintenance processes.
• Staying informed of developments in network infrastructure and technologies.

Salary and Benefits: £TBA. Pension, life insurance, 30 days annual leave, income protection scheme.

Other Features of Job (e.g. travelling, shift hours etc): Flexible hybrid working – role could be part-time. International travel as required. 

Dev Ops Engineer

We are seeking a talented and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our team to support the DevOps Lead in day to day activities. Your primary focus will be on system administration, automating manual processes, and managing our Linux environments, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL databases and cloud infrastructure. You will also be responsible for automating and streamlining our operational processes using CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable deployment of our services.

Major Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Manage and maintain Docker and Kubernetes for automating deployment, scaling, and management of applications.
• Leverage various cloud infrastructures (GCP and RedHat Openshift) to manage and enhance system performance and redundancy.
• Design, construct and manage CI/CD pipelines for our applications.
• Work closely with the development team to coordinate code releases and manage software development tools.
• Handle code deployments across our different environments.
• Implement automated database administration and monitoring services for SQL databases.
• Document and design various processes; update existing processes.
• Improve infrastructure development and application deployment.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux servers and use performance metrics to ensure system performance, reliability, and security.

Expertise and experience:

• Essential: Experience with deploying Docker containers and Kubernetes Clusters in cloud infrastructure.
• Essential: Experience with automated CI/CD workflows e.g. GitHub Actions.
• Essential: Highly experienced with Linux system administration, Python and shell scripting.
• Essential: Experience of designing and implementing on-demand scalable systems.
• Desirable: Experience with SQL and database administration is required.
• Desirable: Experience with Google Cloud Platform and / or RedHat OpenShift

Attributes:

• Experience of designing, deploying and managing Kubernetes Clusters.
• Happy to work in a small dynamic team in a fast-paced environment.
• Can do attitude.

Project Manager

Salary Range: Neg.

Summary:

This is an exciting time for CBNG as they embark on the development of their Next Generation of Fixed Wireless Access products based on 5G air interface standard in the mmWave frequency bands. The VectaStar NR FWA products will provide “last mile” wireless internet access to rural and semi-urban locations across the world. Providing wireless internet access coverage up to 7km using a high-power AP (Access Point) and a range of RTs (Remote Terminals), integrated with a Network Management System (NMS), the CBNG VectaStar NR provides gigabit throughput speeds enabling our private and enterprise network operator clients to provide a range of internet access services to their end customers. Our focus is on providing a complete turnkey solution supporting ease of install and ease of use, enabling our customers to generate revenue streams as quickly as possible whilst providing secure high speed internet access over our 5G NR Stand Alone wireless networking equipment.

Job Description:

CBNG are embarking on developing their own High Power, High Performance 5G NR Remote Terminal to complement their portfolio of VectaStar NR User Equipment, addressing longer range and higher uplink throughput targets over our existing solutions. The development will be predominantly in house, as we grow a hardware and software team to deliver the product, we also need a Project Manager to take responsibility for the delivery of the product and the day-to-day management of activities, tracking the development progress, managing the dependencies and deliverables throughout project lifecycle.

The Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Creating a detailed project plan that outlines how to reach the project goals and the major milestones along the way
• Proactively monitoring and adjusting the plan as needed
• Communicating the project priorities and deliverables
• Organising and leading weekly project reviews and daily stand ups
• Maintaining and communicating the long-term vision and defining the steps to get there
• Reporting status and blockers for action
• Managing discrete activities of individuals and teams, milestones and release schedules for hardware and software via Jira
• Tracking and monitoring project progress vs plan; managing schedule, budget, resources, and risks 
• Anticipating and resolving project issues
• Liaising with resource stakeholders and external suppliers
• Providing weekly and monthly status reports to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide guidance and motivation to project team members
• Being the source of truth to the project team
• Confident in liaising with external suppliers and other third parties

Skills & Experience:

Must Have:

• Proven project management experience in an electronics product development environment
• Expert people leadership skills
• Excellent communication, collaboration and motivation skills
• Excellent ability to prioritise tasks and adapt quickly to the very dynamic context of a startup
• Ability to think strategically and aligning needs vs resources
• Detail orientated, can-do attitude with strong problem-solving skills
• Risk management using project management techniques, to enable early identification of problems and implementation of mitigation actions
• Solid knowledge of Software, Firmware, Baseband, RF and Mechanical architecture

Desirable:

• Expert Jira user
• Formal qualification in Project Management (Prince2, APM, PMI)
• Strong familiarity with project management tools (such as Microsoft Project)

CBNG Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus
• Contributory pension
• Life Insurance
• Income protection
• 30 days annual leave

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