RF Engineer II- Staffing

KGPCo Services, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Circet USA in Chicago, IL is seeking an RF Engineer II to join staffing for telecom and data center infrastructure projects. The role focuses on design support, test planning, and verification of radio products.

You will perform systems testing, collect and analyze data, create test plans, and work with software/hardware groups to resolve issues. Familiarity with 5G NR and LTE, and field testing activities is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4–8 years of directly related telecommunications engineering experience.
• Experience with LTE Air Interface, 5G testing, and drive testing.
• Travel occasionally to project sites and conferences as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems testing, verification and address issues related to new Radio products.
• Follow testing processes to ensure reliability and thorough data analysis.
• Maintain knowledge of base station products and components; generate reports and data analyses.

Skills

LTE knowledge

5G testing

Test planning

Data analysis

Drive testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering

Tools

Streets and maps

QGIS

MapInfo

Job description

RF Engineer II- Staffing

US-IL-Chicago

Company Overview

Circet USA is a leading provider of telecommunications and data center infrastructure services in North America, and we're looking for talented professionals to join our team. We deliver comprehensive engineering, construction, and network solutions that support the evolving connectivity and infrastructure needs of our customers.

With nearly 50 years of industry experience, we partner with major telecom providers, cloud service providers, general contractors, data center operators, and utilities to design and deliver customized solutions that solve complex challenges. At Circet USA, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, contribute to critical infrastructure projects, and help shape the future of connectivity. If you're passionate about innovation and thrive in a dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

We are looking for RF Engineer to conduct and assists in the design and performs test plans to ensure accurate and consistent product testing

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Perform systems testing, verification and work to resolve issues related to new Radio product offerings
• Follow established testing processes and procedures to ensure reliability, accuracy and thorough gathering and analysis of data
• Maintain knowledge of existing, current and newly developed base station products and components
• Assist with creation of Test Plan, Trouble Reports, automation scripts, MOP, etc. & generate of problem reports, and insuring the satisfactory resolution of all problems
• Interface with software/hardware design groups and provides assistance for their activities of debugging and resolution
• Prepares reports, compiles and analyzes data, and engineering information for the effective communication of processes, results, plans, recommendations and conclusion
• Familiarity with 5G Architecture types and different nodes, ENDC etc.
• Able to identify and troubleshoot 5G field KPIs connections, handovers and drops
• Familiar with 5G testing and troubleshooting for diminished throughput using different protocols TCP/UDP etc. performing Site Shakedown, ATPs, Scanner drives and other Field activities as needed
• Able to enable/disable log mask settings for objective oriented testing scenarios
• Able to perform multiple device testing scenarios and troubleshooting connectivity issues is any
• Must be able to perform cluster drives, process the logs and ensure collected data reliability across NR and LTE
• Support subset of DT Coordination efforts as required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering with 4-8 years of directly related experience required.
• Prior experience in telecommunications engineering activities a plus
• Must be able to write, read, analyze and interpret technical journals and procedures
• Must be able to support presentation of technical information in various business settings to audiences of varying backgrounds
• Strong knowledge in LTE Air Interface , PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC and PDCP layers
• Ability to travel sporadically during the project
• Keeps abreast of new and emerging technologies through attendance and participation at conferences and by reading technical journals, publications and Website technical resources.
• Able to communicate clearly with Senior Engineers about testing bottlenecks if any
• Able to use mapping software like Streets and maps, QGIS and MapInfo
• Experience with objective oriented drive testing scenarios for FIT/FOA and FFA tests
• Experienced with different frequency bands for eg Sub6, Cmwave and Mmwave and good understanding about the propagation characteristics of each

Circet USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veteran/Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.