Technical RAN Engineer

Position Title:                                                                          Technical RAN Engineer

Position Type:                                                                         Contracting

Start Date:                                                                                Q1 2023 

Location:                                                                                  Frankfurt, Germany

Contact:                                                                                      Iulia Balan   +49(0)8923889862

       This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who can demonstrate a proven track record working with 4G and 5G mobile networks and has extensive experience in creating and maintaining highly satisfied customers.

This role is based in Germany but you may on occasion be required to travel to other European cities.

Responsibilities:

• To act as Technical Prime contact in Germany during the trial phase
  

• To carry out Testing, Performance reporting, provide Deployment and Operational Support of the 4G/5G trial system in Germany.
  

• Support parameter mapping and configuration changes as required
  

• To act as the local subject matter expert for the key phases of the project including troubleshooting and maintenance activities.
  

• To build and maintain excellent customer relationships with the tier-1 operator from the outset thereby leading to a highly engaged and satisfied customer that maximizes the chances of further opportunities & growth
  

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Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the jobholder is expected to perform (but is not limited to) the following tasks:

• Attend weekly internal & customer technical & project meetings
  

• Manage technical risks and issues ensuring solutions are provided in a timely fashion to avoid critical impact to successful project delivery or network performance
  

• Provide configuration management of the system
  

• Support the customer in the execution of the Network Verification phase in Germany ensuring all issues are reported and handled according to the agreed methodologies
  

• Experienced in RAN troubleshooting
  

• Provide technical support and knowledge transfer to customer staff
  

• Provide customer engagement on the ground ensuring the highest levels of customer engagement and satisfaction
  

Requirements: 

Essential Hard Skills:

• Educated to Degree Level, preferably in Telecoms, Electronics or Computer Science/IT
  

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint & MS project (High Competence)
  

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Technical role in the Telecom/IT sector
  

• Excellent knowledge in Radio Access Network (RAN & vRAN) Technologies
  

• Highly experienced in 4G & 5G network troubleshooting and configuration
  

• Fluent in spoken and written Spanish and English
  

• Excellent report writing skills
  

• Excellent organization and customer management skills
  

Essential Soft Skills:

• An excellent understanding of the relationship between supplier and customer during the
  

project delivery, with a minimum of 8 years experience in a similar role.

• Excellent communications skills both internally and at varying levels within the customer’s
  

• organization
  

• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to anticipate customer’s needs and act accordingly
  

• A high level of presentation, communication and planning skills.
  

• Ability to deliver updates to a high standard within tight timescales.
  

• Highly effective team player who recognises the power of a positive team environment in delivering results
  

• Able to access and communicate with all levels of management
  

• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
  

Desirable Hard/Soft Skills (Very beneficial although not essential)

• Highly competent in 4G and 5G RAN technologies and solutions and has gained good exposure to 5G and virtualized environments
  

• Previous experience working in a European Telecommunications service organization