Note: We are looking only for candidates willing to join us directly as W2 employees (No 3rd party candidates)
RF Design Engineer
12+Months
Charlotte-NC
DESCRIPTION
- 5 to 7 years of experience.
- Responsible for contributing in the RF Design of the regional cellular network.
- Responsibilities include: creating search areas within their geographic area of responsibility;
- working with the performance team to understand area and issues within his/her sector;
- and working with System Performance counterpart to understand issues and help reduce Lost Calls and Ineffective Attempts within their sector.
- Other responsibilities include: creating and supplying cell site translations;
- performing drive testing to evaluate search area candidate as necessary;
- preparing FCC/FAA and FAS submissions in a timely manner; performing radio engineering evaluation for system planning and site acquisition;
- beginning to identify location specific needs for new cells taking baseline, performance, capacity, and population into consideration;
- and evaluating coverage problems and requirements for coverage cells.
- BS in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent work experience in the cellular or telecommunications industry.
- General understanding and or working knowledge in one or more of the following platforms and/or technologies:
- Voice cells infrastructure including: Lucent, Motorola, Nortel, CDMA data Digital Communications including: DS1, DS3, Fiber, ISDN Operating systems and applications including:
- UNIX, Windows, MS Office Wireless data service including: CDPD, CDMA, CSD, STP, RF Fingerprinting Analog, CDMA, Flexent Modular cells (CDMA & PCS),
- RMT software, and 3G technology Test equipment including: T-Birds, DataPro, pilot scanners, baseline equipment, spectrum analyzers RF System Optimization techniques for voice and
- data for Nortel, Motorola, and/or Lucent infrastructure Should have a good understanding of engineering concepts,
- and must show aptitude and desire to learn and advance in a technical field.
- Proficient in office computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.