Senior performance & optimization engineer x 2

Noord-Holland  ‐ Onsite
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Description

RAN Senior Performance and Optimisation engineer
My client requires 2 x Senior RAN performance engineers to join an existing team for a 6- 12 month project. You're role will be to deliver the planning, performance and optimisation of our their 4G network. Reporting to the LTE RAN Planning & Optimisation Technical Authority, you will provide expertise in technical subject matters. You will analysis, propose and implement improvements across the network with the goal to improve significantly the quality of the network performance and hence improve the user's experience that can be quantified. You will also contribute to improvement of processes defined by the Design Teams and the Technical Authority to support current and future business requirements. Working closely with the RAN Design Teams you will deliver high quality, cost effective solutions in support of business initiatives whilst maintaining high levels of customer experience and network perception.
Role and responsibilities
LTE troubleshooting principles, tuning, optimization and maintenance based;
Analysis of Drive Test log files including:
Coverage analysis
Layer 3 message analysis
Root cause analysis
RF coverage tuning (tilt optimization, RSRP and SINR analysis)
Performance management
Daily analysis of worst performing cells
Counter statistics analysis and KPI reporting
Monitor network performance, ensuring all KPI's are met.
Root cause analysis of underperforming KPI
Alarm analysis and troubleshooting
Operational Assurance - Provide on-going support to cross-functional operational teams to ensure capacity and in-life performance of solutions is optimised and meet operational KPIs
Identify and investigate structural performance degradation problem in the network
Initiate corrective/performance improvement action (small scale or network wide scale)
Identify end-to-end optimization opportunities

Experience
Professional related accreditation desirable
Minimum 6 years strong proven 3G/4G Radio performance and Optimisation experience in a Senior role in a telecommunications industry environment
Experience of working in a fast paced, delivery focused team, potentially working for an operator, MSP or vendor
Demonstrable experience and/or expert knowledge in the following:
Full knowledge and experience with Radio Planning tools (Atoll) or equivalent
Familiar with 3GPP standards for EUTRAN and very good knowledge of Nokia EUTRAN features, parameters and software (RL60/RL70)
Experience of drive test tools (TEMS Investigation, Nemo, QXDM etc. ), exposure to variety of test and commercial handsets
Experience in the use of post processing tools (eg TEMS discovery)
Knowledge on LTE RF Planning (RF Design, Antenna systems, Link Budget calculation)
Experienced with NetAct OSS applications and network configuration management tool
Good working knowledge of NetAct PM Reporting tool (or other performance monitoring tool)
Good understanding of key system/radio parameters and impact on performance
Knowledge of VoLTE is considered as advantage but not essential
Your previous experience will be from a 4G Network Operator with excellent practical knowledge of RAN systems, you will proactively seek to fine tune and improve the performance of their radio network, demonstrating skills you have obtained from another top tier 4G operating network with an established active customer base.

This role is based in Amsterdam and you will need to be available onsite Monday - Friday full time.

Start date
January 2016
Duration
6 -12 months +
(extension possible)
From
Vine Resources
Published at
21.11.2015
Project ID:
1024604
Contract type
Freelance
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