Systems Engineer for Large Public Venues (East Coast)

Responsibilities: Lead technical discovery with venue operators, IT teams, facilities leaders, and business stakeholders to define coverage, capacity, reliability, security, and operational requirements Develop wireless designs for seating bowls, concourses, suites, entry points, outdoor spaces, and event floors Perform or guide predictive modeling, site surveys, spectrum analysis, capacity planning, AP placement, antenna selection, and post-deployment validation Design solutions that support guest access and critical venue services (ticketing, POS, staff comms, media operations, connected devices) Advise customers on Wi-Fi 6E/Wi‑Fi 7, 6 GHz planning, roaming, interference management, and wired infrastructure for high-density wireless Translate technical requirements into architectures, BOMs, proposals, demos, and PoC plans using HPE Networking portfolio Collaborate with sales, product, services, and channel teams to resolve technical questions and strengthen proposals Present designs to technical and executive audiences, explaining tradeoffs, outcomes, and implementation considerations Support deployments and major events as a technical escalation resource, using performance data to identify improvements

Key requirements: Significant experience designing and deploying enterprise wireless networks, including dense environments like stadiums or arenas Expert knowledge of RF fundamentals, 802.11 standards, channel planning, roaming, authentication, and wireless troubleshooting Hands-on experience with predictive survey and validation tools, packet analysis, spectrum analysis, and wireless performance measurement Strong understanding of campus switching, PoE, segmentation, network access control, and resilient network design Experience developing technical proposals and influencing customer decisions in presales, consulting, or solution architecture roles Ability to communicate with both network engineers and senior business leaders Willingness to travel for customer workshops, site assessments, deployments, and event support Effective communicator with technical and business audiences Collaborative cross-functional teammate Mentorship and leadership capabilities Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 7, 6 GHz planning RF fundamentals, 802.11, channel planning, roaming, authentication Predictive survey and validation tools, spectrum analysis, performance measurement