Senior RF Design Engineer

Company: ATN International
Location: Castle Rock
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

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Full Time Castle Rock, CO, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1339

ATNi’s US Telecom division has a vision of enriching the lives of rural Americans by bringing superior communications services to all. Here, we truly believe that everyone deserves to be connected and we are determined that no person is denied access to modern communications services simply because they live in rural America. Our employees strive, every day, to bring connectivity solutions to areas that others have left behind. In order to do that, we have built an exceptional team of people that are tenacious, creative, customer-focused, proud, and cost conscious – could you be the next to join the team and make a major impact on lives across America?

ATNi is looking to add a self-motivated Senior RF Design Engineer with exceptional analytic, interpersonal, and communication skills to the team! The right candidate for this position will possess the demonstrated flexibility to attempt alternate solutions to resolve issues and seamlessly adjust to a dynamic, changing business environment and will be able to work efficiently and independently.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

• Minimum 7 years’ of relevant work experience in the cellular or telecommunications industry.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including knowledge of VB macro creation and worksheet manipulation in Excel, and PowerPoint usage.

• Solid knowledge of RF theory and practice as well as LTE/VoLTE Technology

• Good understanding of LTE network KPIs and key parameters.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.

• Ten or more years of experience in the cellular or telecommunications industry with direct experience in RF Design & Optimization.

• Experience in Design & Optimization of LTE/VoLTE networks.

• Knowledge of propagation modeling software such as Planet EV, Atoll etc. – Expert level experience in Atoll a plus.

• Expert model tuning experience.

• Proficiency in office computer applications: Various RF tools such as Mapinfo, post-processing software etc., Knowledge of SQL scripting, VB Scripting, other professional software.

• Ability to develop software tools and scripts to maximize efficiencies for analyzing data and performing data integrity checks

• Desirable programming languages are: Visual Basic or any other high level language

• Experience with QxDM, TEMS, Nemo, Actix, JDSU E6474A

• Experience with ZTE, ALU, Nokia, Ericsson, Cambium, and Ubiquiti wireless infrastructures

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• RF Design and planning for Commnet/Geoverse RAN Networks, which includes RF analysis, search area issuance, candidate assessment, and approvals.

• Redesigning mature network areas to minimize capacity constraints and improve SINR while working with other areas of network to ensure performance fixes/initiatives are in place.

• Partnering with System Performance to improve various Network KPIs.

• Leading/contributing to improve Process Flow and optimizing the flow to achieve higher efficiency.

• Performing Macro 4G design including antenna selection and placement, utilizing knowledge of GSM, UMTS, HSPA+,FDD and TDD LTE, CDMA 1x, EVDO, Small Cell/DAS, WISP design and microwave to contribute in network design are key responsibilities.

• Supporting the investigation and resolution of customer complaints.

• Providing leadership and direction to your team as well as other network teams.

• Interacting with cross functional teams to deploy and optimize components for best efficiency and reliability.

• Providing subject matter expertise. Helping train new team members and mentoring current engineers. Providing presentations to other groups as required.

• Taking ownership of issues and driving them to resolution.

ATNi provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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