RF In-building DAS Engineer
Irving, TX, USA
Role: RF Engineer Level 4
Irving, TX (Hybrid to Remote)
Long term contract
Description:
The role in National In-Building Strategy & PMO team is responsible for driving operational efficiencies, managing complex technical deployments across national in-building and venue DAS systems, and coordinating strategic infrastructure lifecycle management initiatives. This role requires a blend of advanced in-building RF expertise, rigorous project management, and strong stakeholder coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
Key Responsibilities
• RF Design Reviews:
o Review and approve project initiation requests submitted by regional teams.
o Review, provide objective feedback, and approve in-building and venue DAS designs to ensure alignment with centralized strategy and established design standards.
o Engage with external vendors to review designs.
o Stay current with all equipment from the network and approved DAS OEMs used in the DAS systems by attending technical sessions with Ericsson, Samsung and approved DAS OEMs.
o Support strategy team in developing standardized design guidelines and strategy documentation.
o Present engineering analysis and recommendations in a group setting.
• Improve operational efficiency
o Analyze network KPIs in tools like VPT, xLPT etc to drive capital and operational efficiency improvement by recommending the right design strategy to the regional teams.
o Perform WiFi offload in Venues and enterprise buildings by reviewing performance KPIs, interacting with internal regional teams and WiFi vendors.
o Support budget submission process
o Leverage generative AI and automation tools to streamline workflows and improve team productivity.
• Strategic Program Management & Coordination:
o Lead the execution of complex, multi-site projects, including the commercialization of new solutions and the completion of major rollouts. This includes cellular, WiFi and MoCN projects.
o Manage external vendor relationships and internal coordination with groups like IBV PMO, VBG, and Real Estate to resolve project roadblocks.
o Develop and communicate technical and strategic presentations to senior management (e.g., budget slides, D-RAN strategy, program review updates).
• Knowledge Sharing:
o Organize internal technical forums to facilitate knowledge retention and consistent application of standards across regional markets.
You'll need to have:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of In-Building RF design and optimization experience.
• 3+ years of technical project management experience.
• iBwave Level 3 (Recent certificate expiration maybe considered)
• Proficiency in RF design for LTE and NR networks and familiarity with network OEM equipment (Ericsson/Samsung).
Even better if you have:
• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Advanced skills in Atoll operation and prediction models.
• Experience in analyzing network performance/metrics and selecting antenna/radio solutions for capacity and/or coverage requirements.
• Strong data science skills with experience in automated reporting and data processing.
• Good understanding of engineering concepts, and an aptitude to learn and desire to advance in a technical field.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools (e.g., NotebookLM, Claude).