Principal Systems Engineer

Belden Inc.

. Partner with sales teams, channel partners, and strategic customers to drive complex opportunities from discovery through design, validation, competitive positioning, and closure .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates advanced pre-sales engineering expertise with a focus on RUCKUS wireless and networking solutions, including solution architecture, network design, and customer success. Proven ability to engage with executives and partners, translating complex requirements into actionable strategies and technical solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Pre-Sales EngineeringSolution Architecture802.11 Wireless DesignTechnical Presentation SkillsCustomer Engagement

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Network DesignRF EngineeringIP Routing and SwitchingSecurity AuthenticationCloud EnvironmentsAutomationScriptingTroubleshootingMigration PlanningFeature Requests

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationMentoringDocumentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

RUCKUS OneSmartZoneGitHubOperational ToolingWireless Design Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CWNPNetwork Certifications

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Account StrategyVertical MarketsMDUHospitalityEducationPublic SectorService ProviderManufacturingLogisticsEdge Networking

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with sales teams, channel partners, and strategic customers to drive complex opportunities from discovery through design, validation, competitive positioning, and closure
Lead high-value vertical and enterprise opportunities through disciplined tracking, executive engagement, technical differentiation, and revenue contribution
Provide advanced pre-sales support through solution architecture, network design, proof-of-concept execution, technical demonstrations, and customer-facing business-value positioning
Serve as a subject matter expert for the RUCKUS wireless, wired, software, cloud, controller, and edge-networking portfolio
Focus on RUCKUS One adoption, product maturity, migrations, and customer success
Lead field validation of emerging platforms, environments, large-scale deployments, and migration programs
Translate customer and field requirements into product feedback, feature requests, defect reports, technical guidance, and quality improvements
Partner with PLM, Engineering, QA, TAC, TME, and field teams to resolve field-discovered issues and improve feature readiness
Build organizational capability through reusable labs, demo programs, onboarding support, mentoring, and scalable enablement content
Support technical alliance initiatives through solution guides, interoperability validation, and feature-maturity collaboration with third-party ecosystem partners
Provide field leadership through PRD/HLD reviews, interlocks, prioritization, summary materials, and follow-up deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced understanding of pre-sales engineering, enterprise account strategy, partner engagement, and complex, high-value opportunities
Ability to present technical solutions, competitive positioning, and business value to executive, technical, partner, and internal audiences
Ability to translate customer business drivers into network architectures, migration plans, product requirements, and scalable field guidance
Strong technical knowledge of 802.11 a/g/n/ac/ax/be wireless design, RF engineering, troubleshooting, optimization, IP routing and switching, WAN/LAN design, security authentication, RADIUS/AAA, virtualization, and cloud environments
Working knowledge of automation, AI/ML-adjacent technologies, GitHub-based collaboration, scripting, and operational tooling
Experience influencing product quality and roadmap outcomes through bug reporting, feature requests, customer-impact analysis, and cross-functional engagement
Experience creating hands-on labs, advanced training, webinars, technical guides, migration playbooks, demo scripts, and repeatable solution documentation
Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of relevant experience in IP networking, wireless technologies, pre-sales engineering, solution architecture, product enablement, or equivalent technical field leadership experience
Demonstrated success supporting major customer opportunities, pipeline tracking, executive engagement, and revenue contribution across strategic vertical markets
Ability to troubleshoot complex customer, partner, and product issues, including escalation analysis, defect documentation, reproduction support, and impact mitigation
Effective technical presentation and enablement skills, including demos, conferences, field training, webinars, partner enablement, and executive briefings
Strong documentation skills, including solution guides, summary decks, product feedback, and field best practices
Ability to travel up to 40% of the time depending on business needs
Preferred: experience supporting MDU, hospitality, education, public sector, service provider, enterprise, manufacturing, warehousing, or logistics environments
Preferred: knowledge of OT environments in manufacturing and hospitality
Preferred: hands-on experience with RUCKUS One, SmartZone-to-RUCKUS One migrations, cloud-managed networking, product readiness, customer adoption, and field-led maturity efforts
Preferred: experience validating emerging architectures, including large-scale AP deployments, edge networking, cloud-managed services, and migrations
Preferred: experience with technical alliance partners and ecosystem tools for wireless design, simulation, security integration, network planning, and operational validation
Preferred: automation assets, scripts, repositories, and operational tools experience
Preferred: CWNP or other network certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision plans
Life and accidental death insurance
401(k) plan
Participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan
Eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year
Two weeks of paid vacation, prorated based on start date
Other leave options