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Hassan Abdalla

San Jose,US

Summary

Senior Wireless / Communications Engineer with 10+ years of experience supporting mission-critical RF and communications systems across lab and field environments. Proven technical lead with end-to-end ownership of system performance, reliability, validation, and cross-functional coordination. Strong background in wireless standards, compliance awareness, and operational readiness.

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years of professional experience

Work History

Field Design Engineer

Apple - LTTS

Cupertino, CA

11.2024 - Current

Assist with bring-up, testing, root causing HW/SW issues and sanity testing/verification of multiple devices for test.
Support IMU truth processing and validation with smoothing of trajectory with Novatel Post-processing tools with PPP/RTK.

Senior System Test Engineer

Commscope

Lowell, MA

06.2021 - 01.2024

Led system-level validation efforts for LTE/5G network components, ensuring performance, interoperability, and adherence to technical and operational requirements across releases.
Validated VoLTE, NR functionalities and new features on both SA & NSA configurations
Designed comprehensive test cases, established debugging environments, and conducted data analysis adhering to 3GPP standards for precise defect reporting
Collaborated closely with development teams to replicate and diagnose software defects, utilizing various logs including DU, CU, AMF trace, and QXDM logs to identify root causes and raised failed cases on JIRA
Managed and deployed containerized applications using Kubernetes platforms of Edge Cloud & Central Cloud in Linux investment

Software QA Engineer

Casa Systems

Andover, MA

06.2020 - 06.2021

Supported customer and stakeholder deliverables by validating system behavior against defined requirements and operational constraints.
Performed key analysis of procedures on small cells (Femtocell/eFemtocell) including Attach, RACH, RRC Reconfiguration and call flows
Drafted meticulous test cases and (MOP)documents for client delivery and collaborated closely with Verizon stakeholders

LTE /5G Inter-Operability Engineer (contract)

T-Mobile (Sprint) - HCL

Reston, VA

10.2019 - 06.2020

Provided technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers during testing and troubleshooting activities.
Conducted interoperability testing for 4G/5G RAN technologies, validating software loads from various OEM vendors: A) Ericsson- Macro 4G/5G (g-NB) B) Nokia- Macro 4G/5G (g-NB) C) Samsung- Macro 4G/5G (g-NB) D) Casa- Apex Strand (Picocell)
Analysis of different IEs, call drop, H.O failure scenario, Radio Link failure issue utilizing tools such as Wireshark, Xcal/Xcap, and QXDM

LTE RF Drive Test Engineer (contract)

Telnet Inc

LA, CA

02.2019 - 10.2019

Executed VoLTE and E911 testing for cellular sites nationwide, ensuring compliance and accuracy.

Associate RF Engineer (Apprenticeship)

Centerline Solutions

02.2018 - 02.2019

Conducted EME site visits, collected MPE measurements, and executed mitigation strategies as per project requirements
Modified the existing mitigation according to the mitigation plan
Utilized Roofview and Atoll (RSRP/SINR) software for theoretical studies and prediction plot creation for Macro sites

Field Service Engineer

Bayanat for Mapping and Surveying

Abu dhabi, UAE

01.2014 - 12.2017

Commissioned various hydrographic surveying instruments, capturing essential logs and configurations of miniSVP, MRU, Heave sensors.

RF Drive Test / Log Analysis Engineer

Brilliance Tech

Cairo, Egypt

02.2011 - 12.2013

Conducted extensive LTE field tests and analyzed network performance using logging tools such as TEMS, XCAL/XCAP, and QXDM
Used logging tools to analyze (in 2G/3G/4G) interferences, call drops, handover failures, Rx Quality, Rx level and PCI verifications
Troubleshooted handover issues, interference, call drops, and throughput testing