Engineer - Radio Frequency Planning

Education and Experience Requirements

• First degree in Electrical/Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering or related discipline Fluent in English
  

• Cognate RF Planning, Analysis and solutions experience
  
• Experience with a GSM or Wireless Telecomm operator
  
• Experience working in a multi-vendor network
  
• Experience with Ericsson, Huawei and ZTE equipment will be desirable
  

• Network Planning functions within the region which will be measured by:
  
• • Capacity - Ensuring that at any time the network will be able to accommodate the subscriber level anticipated 3 months ahead
    
  • Technology integration – Ensuring that multiservice sites (2G, 3G, 4G, etc) are properly designed and integrated with minimal complexity and good Inter Radio Access Technology performance.
    
  • Time - Ensuring that network planning and site acceptance will be carried out in a manner to allow sufficient time for acquisition, construction and implementation of BTS and transmission links
    
• Maintain at all times a detailed knowledge of the behavior and status of all sites in the region of responsibility. This includes:
  
• • Nominal plan
    
  • Planned sites
    
  • Site acquisition status
    
  • Work Order issuance status
    
  • Build configuration and status
    
  • Traffic levels
    
  • Voice traffic indices: GoS (Congestions stats), Dropped call rate, Control Channel failure, HO failure rate, half-rate
    
  • Data traffic volumes and relevant indices
    
• Monitor and report all competitor activities
  
• The clutter data and propagation models (Planning Tool: Asset) will be checked at regular intervals to ensure that they offer a true reflection of the propagation environment·
  
• Be aware of any of the issues below that may affect the successful operation of MTN’s business within the region
  
• Provide specialist technical support to all other department regarding the network and radio related features
  
• Maintain the integrity of the contents of planning tools (esp. ASSET, and other records) and minimize discrepancies from live network