Job Title: Senior Radio Design Engineer
Location: Remote (UK based)
Salary/Rate: £480 per day inside IR35
Start Date: May 2025
Job Type: 6 month initial contract
Company Introduction
My Client a UK based Telecommunications company is currently seeking a Nokia Radia Design Engineer to come onboard and assist in the delivery of 4G/5G radio design for their internal customers.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
1. Work closely with Planning and Strategy teams to translate the business requirements into relevant designs and produce HLDs as appropriate
2. Work closely with other teams like Regions to identify performance issues and take remedial measures as appropriate to improve network performance
3. Provide input into the Software Drop Selection process for RAN vendors in line with the operational and design requirements
4. Provide HLD, LLD & KPI documents for new RAN software in line with the project requirements
5. Analyse inputs provided by 3rd party performance benchmarking companies and take appropriate action
6. Identify areas for improvement in the RAN SW from a solution perspective
7. Requires a full in-depth knowledge and understanding of the LTE & 5G NR (NSA & SA) technologies
8. Prior experience of working on Nokia RAN preferrable
9. Requires an in-depth understanding of 4G/5G (NSA & SA) network architecture and software feature capabilities
10. Prior experience of managing 4G/5G RAN parameters in the LIVE network
11. Prior experience of handling SW/HW feature testing/Trialling in the testbed and in the LIVE environments
Required Skills/Experience
1. Experience working in RAN/Nokia design. With a background in comms.
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular a proven record in developing and presenting Technical Workshops ranging from Executive to Field Engineering knowledge base.
3. Detailed understanding of 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies with a sound understanding of functioning RAN networks.
4. Fully conversant and proficient with all Microsoft Office software packages, Network admin experience ideal, vendor management suites [ie. NetACT] ideal.