RF Optimization Engineer

Job Description & Skill Requirement Prefer candidates to be in the DFW area but will consider remote candidates. Must be in the US. Additional Requirements Equipment knowledge – RRU, BBU, Antennas Alarms, KPIs, Parameters knowledge RF Tools: WebEM, LTEPAT, NMS Analytical skills to analyze KPIs/Drive Test related QoS issues Excellent communication skills to coordinate the customer and present results Flexibility in working hours Responsibilities Coordinating with the drive test teams to make sure the drive tests are performed as per the plan and on time Making sure all the CIQ data and Port Matrix Data and all other information needed to prepare SCFs is available on time Follow the swap schedule on a daily basis Coordinate with GDC teams, Project Management and the customer Present daily, weekly swap updates to the customer in Daily/Weekly meetings Maintain and update trackers for the sites that are swapped and the services delivered Trigger the activities (SSV, SSS) at the right time once the swap is completed to ensure smooth running of the project Investigate KPIs Quality of Service-related issues at Cell/Band/Site/Cluster Level Login to the sites to check Alarms and Operations related issues and convey them to the relevant teams Evaluate the SSV/SSS/SSP reports before submitting them to the customer Coordinate with GDC teams to make sure that error free reports are sent to the customer for their acceptance Perform LTE/5G Parameter Audit and correlate the changes with any KPIs behavioral change 5G Optimization experience covering Sub6 Optimization; DSS Optimization; mmWave Optimization; VONR, NSA, SA Experience with Multi-Layer Cluster Optimization including 5G/LTE/UMTS Performs RF performance activities in customer projects independently, according to project plan and in project manager's guidance Analysis of KPIs, investigation and improvement of network quality problems Implementation of new features and tuning 5G/4G (LTE) radio network parameters Experience with network performance management functions including trending, analysis, monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting Prior experience with 5G/LTE parameters, KPI counters, Operational Performance Indicator (OPI) counters, and associated call scenarios. Skills to review daily KPI reports and identify sites with performance degradation issues is required Deep experience in network performance components and troubleshooting. Network performance problem detection and solution methods, e.g., throughput issues, drop call rates, access/rach failures etc. Have knowledge of tools including OSS, Web Element Manager, CM Editor, SON etc. creating reports and deep dive counter-based analysis Understanding of Radio Resource Management functionalities, e.g. handover control, admission controls, capacity management, etc. 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 Experience with OSS in alarm management, performance Suite management, and parameter configuration #J-18808-Ljbffr