Radio Frequency Planning Engineer

Tangent International; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,004,000 - 1,674,000; Full time

Job summary

Tangent International are urgently looking for a Senior 5G RF Planning Engineer to work a 3 month rolling contract based in South Africa (Johannesburg).

Mandatory Requirements include minimum 6 years hands-on RF network planning with 4G/LTE and 5G NR expertise, strong Atoll experience, and independent capability for RF planning, coverage simulation and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of hands-on RF network planning experience, with solid 4G/LTE and 5G NR planning experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Atoll, with the ability to independently perform RF planning, coverage simulation, capacity analysis and planning deliverables.
• Ability to independently perform 5G Nominal Planning, including site layout, site selection, coverage target design, layer planning and capacity planning.

Skills

RF Planning

5G NR

4G/LTE

Drive Tests

Coverage Simulation

Capacity Planning

Atoll

Tools

Atoll

Job description

Tangent International are urgently looking for a Senior 5G RF Planning Engineer to work a 3 month rolling contract based in South Africa (Johannesburg)

Mandatory Requirements:

• Minimum 6 years of hands-on RF network planning experience, with solid 4G/LTE and 5G NR planning experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Atoll, with the ability to independently perform RF planning, coverage simulation, capacity analysis and planning deliverables.
• Ability to independently perform 5G Nominal Planning, including site layout, site selection, coverage target design, layer planning and capacity planning.
• Practical experience in Propagation Model Tuning using CW measurement and/or drive test data.
• Ability to independently perform 5G Capacity Planning based on subscriber distribution, traffic forecast, PRB utilisation and traffic hotspot analysis.
• Candidates with only RF optimisation/RNO experience, without proven RF planning experience, will not be prioritised.