E-Band Microwave Network Engineer (6-Month Contract)

Tangent (International) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 781,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Job summary

Tangent (International) Ltd in Johannesburg is seeking a Microwave Technical Engineer for a 6-month rolling contract to support deployment, commissioning, integration, acceptance testing and ongoing maintenance of microwave networks.

The role requires hands-on microwave experience, especially in E-band, with strong knowledge of link budgets, RSL, ACM, XPIC, VLAN, QoS, and basic IP troubleshooting. You will work with field teams and NOC/BO teams and participate in 24/7 on-call support.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in telecommunications transmission with hands-on microwave experience.
• Experience with E-band (80 GHz) microwave solutions is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of microwave technologies including link budgets, RSL, ACM, XPIC, and interference analysis.
• Good understanding of Ethernet/IP over microwave including VLAN, QoS, OAM, and basic IP troubleshooting.
• Experience with NMS/EMS platforms and performance analysis.
• Candidate must be able to prepare English RCA reports and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support site integration, commissioning, acceptance, and field troubleshooting.
• Conduct antenna alignment, RSL verification, capacity testing, and performance monitoring.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support and remote or on-site engineering assistance as required.
• Collaborate with field teams, NOC/BO teams, project teams, and customer technical teams.

Skills

Microwave engineering

Link budget

RSL/ACM/XPIC

E-band knowledge

Ethernet over Microwave

SyncE/PTP

NMS/EMS experience

Linux basics

Vendor platforms

RCA analysis

Tools

ZTE

Ericsson MINI-LINK

Huawei RTN

Ceragon

Job description

Tangent (International) Ltd in Johannesburg is seeking a Microwave Technical Engineer for a 6-month rolling contract to support deployment, commissioning, integration, acceptance testing and ongoing maintenance of microwave networks.

The role requires hands-on microwave experience, especially in E-band, with strong knowledge of link budgets, RSL, ACM, XPIC, VLAN, QoS, and basic IP troubleshooting. You will work with field teams and NOC/BO teams and participate in 24/7 on-call support.