Engineer - RF Optimization

Requirements

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

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

• Network optimization functions within the region which will be measured by:
  
• • Capacity assurance – Liaise with the Planning and implementation team to ensure that at any time the network will be able to accommodate the subscriber level anticipated 3 months ahead
    
  • SLA KPIs improvement – Ensure that the optimization vendors execute optimization actions to continually improve the SLA KPIs
    
  • Technology integration – Liaise with the Planning team to ensure that multiservice sites (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G etc) are properly designed and integrated with minimal complexity and good Inter Radio Access Technology performance.
    
  • Time - Ensuring that network optimization and SLA KPIs improvement are done in timely manner.
    
• Always maintain a detailed knowledge of the coverage areas of all the RAN nodes in the regions, profile their performance and report status
  
• Monitor, benchmark and report all competitor activities
  
• Manage customer complaints handling with the optimization vendor.
  
• Apply the use of optimization tools to conduct routine deep dive to identify network problems and resolve them.
  
• 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 departments regarding the network and radio related features
  
• Conduct the trialing and deployment of new features on the network
  
• Conduct routine coverage evaluation using physical drive tests and virtual drive tests.
  
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly analysis and audit of the network, resolve identified issues through the optimization vendors and escalate the ones meant for other stakeholders.
  
• Monitor and analyze network performance and configuration to ensure KPIs are in conformance with targets for the region
  
• Continuously analyze traffic, utilization and subscriber growth in order to foresee needs for capacity expansion.
  
• Review, prepare and load cell data for rehoming sites.
  
• Evaluate, verify and supervise the optimization of MTNN radio networks by managed service vendor(s)