Position: RF Engineer I

Location: Littleton, CO ( Local To CO Only)& Day1 Onsite

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description

Primary responsibilities include (but may vary as needed):

• Perform RF design activities related to building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the US.
• Optimize the end-to-end RF design, propagation modeling, and prediction, for deployment of Macro Cell deployment.
• Determine equipment and power configurations.
• Work with eNB/RAN and UE teams on RF solutions including modifications to RF link budgets on a per-site level basis to meet operations requirements.
• Perform site candidate evaluation and selection as well as site walks.
• Work with RF Management to establish design criteria, link budget, and traffic analysis as needed for network design, and update existing performance parameters for ongoing improvements as required.
• Manage projects/processes, working independently with limited or no supervision.
• Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals
• Will be expected to be mostly self-managed but may require assistance from management or peers

Skills:

The ideal RF Engineer will have:

• BSEE/BSCS degree and/or at least 3 years of relevant LTE RF Design working experience, and 5 years overall wireless experience in Design/Optimization or Operations roles including RF support of Site Acquisition and site Construction teams. Related Degrees and Experiences will be taken into consideration instead of BSEE/BSCS.
• Cellular/Mobile Technology proficiency in 4G/5G and NR theory and practical experience.
• Experience with macro and small cell nominal and final RF designs including development, operations, RF KPIs, and maintenance of RF link budgets for 3GPP technologies.
• Full proficiency in setting up, calibration, utilization, and data processing of various LTE design and optimization equipment and software.
• Working knowledge of at least two of the common industry propagation/planning tools (like Planet or Atoll) and experience with model calibrations.
• Working knowledge of drive test data post-processing, map generation, frequency planning, and interference matrix analysis, and site database maintenance, using Windcatcher/Actix/Accuver.
• Understanding of equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators and experience performing inter-modulation and other external interference analysis.

The ideal Trait of these resources will be:

• GIS Platform and mapping experience.
• Someone who understands scripting/coding language will be a huge plus but not a deal breaker.

Team Environment:

• This is the RF National team with 30 members, all based out of the Denver area. They are responsible for setting up guidelines, and plans and managing/monitoring/optimizing it for DISH.