RF Planning Engineer.Access Network Development

RF Planning Engineer.Access Network Development - ( 220001RA
)
Description

Job Purpose
To plan the access network to ensure full indoor and outdoor coverage with
competitive quality of service all over the network.
Report To Position Name
Plan nominal 's of 2G/3G macro sites and recommend 3G site upgrades for
coverage enhancement, capacity enhancement, resolving performance issues of
neighboring sites, events, newly developed areas, areas loosing roamers, and
closure of national roaming. This is to be based on coverage prediction,
performance analysis, area awareness, and RF planning guidelines
manual.Prepare in-building RF designs to provide indoor coverage and plan
outdoor micro sites in hot spots to absorb traffic and enhance
coverage.Validate new site options and provide physical design parameters
following NTRA regulations, TRX configuration, and E1 configuration.Prepare
new site creation list including initial logical parameters, frequency,
neighbors, BSCI, SC, …… And, prepare creation forms for cell
reconfiguration.Accept new sites and do initial site tuning to ensure proper
functionality using monitoring tools and prepare final acceptance
report.Conduct and analyze drive tests related to customer complaints, new
site acceptance, TRX expansion, cluster optimization, network coverage plots,
benchmarking with other operators, and special tests.Conduct antenna
parameters audit and cluster optimization campaigns of working sites to ensure
proper functionality.Provide frequency for the added TRX and prepare frequency
changes manually or using planning tool to improve network QoS. This includes
frequency monitoring and frequency changes on the external borders.Monitor
external border and national roaming areas to re-plan border sites not to
create coverage gaps.Maximize site utilization by planning additional sectors
and activating software features as TCC and Power Boost, and recommend
physical changes as antenna height, antenna tilt, and antenna re-azimuth to
improve network QoS.Prepare, maintain, and audit RF database: working sites,
planned sites, frequency, and cell file. Job holder has to build competency to
be able to: Carry responsibilities of RF Planning, RF Optimization, and RF
Indoor (RF Engineer concept) Support in RF Optimization tasks. Transfer to RF
Optimization based on operational requirements.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS_ESSENTIAL
University Degree in Electrical Engineering Good computer skills. Good
knowledge in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point. Good in Arabic & English,
reading, writing, & oral.
QUALIFICATIONS_DESIRABLE
University Degree in communication engineering with AGPA very good or above.
Good knowledge and experience in Visual Basic and Macro creation Very good
knowledge in MS Excel Good knowledge in MS Access Young, energetic, and
physically fit. Good communication skills Ability to work under stress
EXPERIENCE_ESSENTIAL
Minimum ‎1 to ‎1.5 years experience in any of RF functions (planning,
optimization, capacity planning, and indoor design). Experience in drive test
tools as TEMS
EXPERIENCE_DESIRABLE
Experience in all RF functions (planning, optimization, capacity planning, and
indoor design). Previous experience with local mobile operator
CERTIFICATIONS_ESSENTIAL
Essential: GSM system overview training course (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, & UMTS)
Desirable: RF planning concepts training course Advanced RF planning training
course Soft skills training courses (time management, communication skills,
presentation skills, & technical writing).

Job : Engineer
Organization : Etisalat-Misr
Job Posting : ‎27/Sep/‎2022, ‎9:06:‎44 AM