Principal Engineer – Network Evolution Architecture
Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)
Job Summary
This job leads strategic R&D initiatives, pioneering solutions and guiding teams. It involves setting technical specifications, partnering with product teams, and evaluating external solutions. Responsibilities include authoring key documentation and mentoring within the research team.
Job Description
Role & Team Overview
Join Comcast’s Network Evolution team, a forward-looking engineering group focused on identifying, validating, and scaling next-generation wireline, optical, and wireless technologies for the HFC network.
This team operates as an innovation and architecture function, driving early-stage technology evaluation, building proof-of-concepts, and influencing product direction and industry standards. The work is highly cross-disciplinary, spanning RF, optical, wireless systems, and hardware/software co-design, with a strong emphasis on improving bandwidth, latency, reliability, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Lead strategic architecture and system design for next-generation access and transport technologies
Evaluate and compare hardware and software architectures (e.g., FPGA, ASIC, software-based solutions)
Design, model, and validate RF and optical networks, including link budgets across multiple topologies (P2P, P2MP, mesh, star)
Develop and deliver proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to validate new technologies and influence executive and industry decisions
Perform technical and cost-benefit tradeoff analysis across competing approaches
Define product and system requirements in collaboration with vendors and semiconductor partners
Provide technical leadership and direction to external partners, suppliers, and standards bodies (e.g., CableLabs)
Identify and apply innovations from adjacent industries to improve Comcast’s network capabilities
Skills & Experience
Must-Haves
~10+ years of experience in telecommunications, systems engineering, or network architecture
Strong understanding of physical layer (OSI Layer 1) concepts and their impact on system design
Deep expertise in at least one domain: RF, optical networking, or wireless (e.g., WiFi / 802.11 / O-RAN)
Experience evaluating and working with hardware/software system architectures (FPGA, ASIC, or software-based systems)
Proven ability to perform system-level design tradeoffs (technical + cost considerations)
Experience building or contributing to proof-of-concepts, prototypes, or early-stage solutions
Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and external partners (vendors, chip manufacturers)
Experience with Python scripting or automation (ability to streamline workflows and experimentation)
Nice-to-Haves
Experience with O-RAN architectures and/or 802.11 (WiFi) systems
Background in telecom product design or R&D environments (vs. operations-focused roles)
Familiarity with RF and optical lab environments, including test equipment, emulators, and data capture tools
Exposure to CableLabs or industry standards development
Experience incorporating AI/ML techniques into system design or analysis
What Success Looks Like
Brings deep technical expertise with system-level thinking
Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage innovation environments
Ability to translate emerging technologies into practical, scalable solutions
Strong communicator who can influence across engineering, leadership, and industry stakeholders
About Our Perks & Benefits:
We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued, understand our business goals, and are motivated.
Here's a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our US-based employees:
Medical & Dental
401(k) Savings Plan
Generous paid time off
Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
Courtesy Services - We offer all of our full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.
Learn more at jobs.comcast.com/benefits
Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Job Profile: Engineer 5, Technical Research & Development
Skills
Collaboration, OSI Layers, Telecommunications
We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Certifications (if applicable)
Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Job Summary
This job leads strategic R&D initiatives, pioneering solutions and guiding teams. It involves setting technical specifications, partnering with product teams, and evaluating external solutions. Responsibilities include authoring key documentation and mentoring within the research team.
Job Description
Role & Team Overview
Join Comcast’s Network Evolution team, a forward-looking engineering group focused on identifying, validating, and scaling next-generation wireline, optical, and wireless technologies for the HFC network.
This team operates as an innovation and architecture function, driving early-stage technology evaluation, building proof-of-concepts, and influencing product direction and industry standards. The work is highly cross-disciplinary, spanning RF, optical, wireless systems, and hardware/software co-design, with a strong emphasis on improving bandwidth, latency, reliability, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Lead strategic architecture and system design for next-generation access and transport technologies
Evaluate and compare hardware and software architectures (e.g., FPGA, ASIC, software-based solutions)
Design, model, and validate RF and optical networks, including link budgets across multiple topologies (P2P, P2MP, mesh, star)
Develop and deliver proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to validate new technologies and influence executive and industry decisions
Perform technical and cost-benefit tradeoff analysis across competing approaches
Define product and system requirements in collaboration with vendors and semiconductor partners
Provide technical leadership and direction to external partners, suppliers, and standards bodies (e.g., CableLabs)
Identify and apply innovations from adjacent industries to improve Comcast’s network capabilities
Skills & Experience
Must-Haves
~10+ years of experience in telecommunications, systems engineering, or network architecture
Strong understanding of physical layer (OSI Layer 1) concepts and their impact on system design
Deep expertise in at least one domain: RF, optical networking, or wireless (e.g., WiFi / 802.11 / O-RAN)
Experience evaluating and working with hardware/software system architectures (FPGA, ASIC, or software-based systems)
Proven ability to perform system-level design tradeoffs (technical + cost considerations)
Experience building or contributing to proof-of-concepts, prototypes, or early-stage solutions
Ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and external partners (vendors, chip manufacturers)
Experience with Python scripting or automation (ability to streamline workflows and experimentation)
Nice-to-Haves
Experience with O-RAN architectures and/or 802.11 (WiFi) systems
Background in telecom product design or R&D environments (vs. operations-focused roles)
Familiarity with RF and optical lab environments, including test equipment, emulators, and data capture tools
Exposure to CableLabs or industry standards development
Experience incorporating AI/ML techniques into system design or analysis
What Success Looks Like
Brings deep technical expertise with system-level thinking
Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage innovation environments
Ability to translate emerging technologies into practical, scalable solutions
Strong communicator who can influence across engineering, leadership, and industry stakeholders
About Our Perks & Benefits:
We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued, understand our business goals, and are motivated.
Here's a look at just some of the perks and benefits we make available to our US-based employees:
Medical & Dental
401(k) Savings Plan
Generous paid time off
Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
Courtesy Services - We offer all of our full-time employees in serviceable areas free digital TV and internet.
Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.
Learn more at jobs.comcast.com/benefits
Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Job Profile: Engineer 5, Technical Research & Development
Skills
Collaboration, OSI Layers, Telecommunications
We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Certifications (if applicable)
Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.