Associate RF Engineer

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

About The Role

Using sound engineering principles and planning tools, this entry level position supports the RF Engineering team's activities for sales support, design engineering (Small Cells and iDAS), construction technical support, system testing and optimization.

What You Will Do

• In support of Senior RF Engineers and/or RF Engineers create iDAS and Small Cell network designs to include system equipment selection such as antennas, passive RF conditioning products and active electronics.
• In support of Senior RF Engineers and/or RF Engineers produce and document RF predictions and link budgets for design approvals.
• Assist the construction teams’ efforts by ensuring detailed scopes of work (SOW), processes, procedures, and test plans.
• Development software proficiency with industry standard RF propagation modeling tools such as iBwave and Atoll.
• Directly responsible for updating system databases including but not limited to Small Cell Geographic Information System (SCGIS) and Asset Management System (AMS).
• Participate in field testing activities such as evaluating existing RF environment (Benchmarking) and Continuous Wave (CW) propagation analysis.
• Participate in the analyzation of field-testing results and the preparation of customer documentation.
• Familiarity with various types of test equipment such as power meter, spectrum analyzer, pilot scanner and test mobile system (TEMS) devices.
• Assist with RF and fiber testing, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to review and approve various construction contractor provided field test results such as PIM, VSWR and DTF.
• A firm understanding of link budgets, calculated noise figures, and intermodulation products.
• Basic knowledge of radio wave propagation fundamentals, antenna theory, and optical transmission medium.
  
  

Education Qualifications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• of Science in Electrical Engineering. Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Required
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• 0 - 2 Less than two (2) years RF engineering experience or equivalent Required
  
  

Where You Will Work

Hybrid2: This role falls into our hybrid work model, which is 1-day work from home (typically Friday but may vary depending on the position) and 4-days in the office to optimize collaboration, relationship building and key stakeholder engagement, and may require some travel as needed.

Company Benefits

At Crown Castle, we do our best to ensure you have access to the resources you need to live a healthy and happy life no matter where you are in life. Our benefits are built around your individual needs, covering physical, mental, and financial health and designed to enhance your quality of life.

We are proud to offer a full suite of health and wealth benefits for you and your loved ones. Below are a few of the key highlights of the many benefits we provide.

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
• Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
• New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
• Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
• Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
• Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
• 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday.
• All offices provide free beverages and snacks.
  
  

Compensation

The salary range offered for this position is $73900 - $101600 annually. A candidate's offer is determined by various factors including but not limited to, depth of experience, role-related knowledge and skills, relevant education or training, internal alignment, and work location. Depending on the position offered, the compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of a discretionary annual cash bonus or commissions, and equity incentives.

Additional Information

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit the Crown Castle careers site to apply. We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other third-party suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us. This position will remain posted until filled.