Hours per Day 10 Hours per Week 50

LTE RF Optimization IV Engineer - Locations are Naperville, IL, Murray Hill, NJ, Dallas, TX, Herndon, VA  RF Engineer IV  • Must have knowledge about LTE/VoLTE technology, LTE network architecture, 3GPP standards; Additionally, experience in supporting RF deployments with US-based cellular operators preferred; 3G knowledge of eCSFB issues required.  • Must have a minimum of 7-years work experience in RF Optimization for LTE / UMTS / GSM/ CDMA / EV-DO.  • Must have at least total 3-years of recent hands-on experience working on any vendors LTE and/or VoLTE RF optimization or network performance management functions including trending, analysis, monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting.  • Desirable to have experience working with NetAct OSS in alarm management, performance management and parameter configuration management. Hands on knowledge of ALU LTE TDD and FDD parameters. Experience with Alcatel-Lucent OSS (SAM) is a plus.  • Must have experience with LTE parameters, KPI counters, Operational Performance Indicator (OPI) counters, LTE power management, Carrier Aggregation, and associated call scenarios. Skills to review daily KPI reports and identify sites with performance degradation issues is required.  • Must have deep experience in network performance components and troubleshooting. Network performance problem detection and solution methods, e.g., throughput issues, connection drops, blocks, etc. Have knowledge of clients tools including PNM, ALU NPO, NetAct RS, etc. creating reports and deep dive counter based analysis.  • Desirable to have knowledge in RF Optimization Layer 3 analysis experience using tools similar to ACTIX.  • Must have knowledge of running traces for troubleshooting/analysis. Must have knowledge of the various drive testing equipment such as JDSU/RAN Advisor, Nemo, TEMS, X-cal, Windcatcher and FalconSmart  • Plus: Have expertise in troubleshooting to perform tasks such as resetting an eNB/RRH, changing a parameter, run WO, updating the yang file, alarms, RSSI issues  • Should have an understanding of Radio Resource Management functionalities, e.g., handover control, admission controls, capacity management, etc.  • Plus: Have hands on knowledge of monitoring site alarms, doing health check status of sites, and resolve alarms  • Desirable to have understanding & exposure to RF design (link budget inputs, propagation models), optimization, PLANET, ATOLL and performance tools. 

• MS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or other related Engineering. Bachelors with 7 or more years of experience also acceptable  • Strong teamwork, discipline to follow process, good communication and documentation skills  • Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel (formulas, running macros), MS PowerPoint and UNIX  Note: 2 weeks of training/orientation in Irving,TX expected at or near start of assignment. Supplier needs to pay for T&L. 

Suppliers will need to purchase Lenovo Thinkpad T470 i7 16GB/512GB SSD Win 10 US Model Supplier will need to ship laptop to IT Service Point 1 week prior to candidate starting date. The laptops will be configured by  IT and shipped back to supplier/candidate. The candidate should come to clients office on first day with a laptop ready to go Upon exit, the  IT will need wipe clean the disk and ship the laptops back to supplier. We would like 30 days for this to be completed upon exit. Approval of the last timesheet will only occur after the laptop is received by  IT Service Point.

Required Skills Required Experience

The successful candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing or related field; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in social media marketing, public relations, &/or agency
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing, mentoring & developing people in a collaborative yet somewhat ambiguous environment
• Expert knowledge of social media
• Strong social copywriting skills and demonstrable creative/concepting skills
• Active social media user
• Strategic planning experience
• Ability to see from the consumer’s perspective and serve as their advocate
• Passionate about understanding consumer behavior with a demonstrated ability to translate findings into meaningful, prosperous long-term relationships
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills with an ability to make decisions for the business
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong presentation skills a must
• Results-based creative and strategic thinker who can take on a number of campaigns, at once, and thrive in a fast-paced environment while simultaneously juggling competing and/or changing priorities
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and efficient
• Exude a passion for social media
• A story teller and exude excitement when the team succeeds
• Understand how to create & build communities of consumers
• A role model in Company values and behaviors (PARTNERS)
• Proficient in Word, Excel and all relevant social media tools

Art Van offers a competitive salary combined with an excellent benefits package.  Interested applicants can apply on-line on our website at jobs.artvan.com.  Learn more about Art Van by viewing our company video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zbH9Ynfp0Q&feature=youtu.be.