Radio Access Network Engineer

Salary range: The typical salary range for this position is $125,000 to $175,000 per year and is commensurate with experience relative to the position

Skylo Technologies is hiring a Radio Access Network (RAN) Engineer on-site Palo Alto, CA to join our Network Planning and Engineering team to implement Skylo's vision of building out a carrier-grade Satellite IOT network. This role will be highly cross-functional, working across the network operations, wireless systems, and development teams. This is a terrific opportunity for someone who is interested to stretch themselves in their network domain, and see their work have immediate global impact in the wireless industry.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design and integrate Skylo’s 3GPP satellite radio access network and its associated interfaces.
• Lead planning and design of each RAN site with full network diagram, cabling and BoM.
• Provide support in the development of test plan and methods, define test entrance, and exit criteria to validate network performance.
• Develop Method of Procedure document for deployment and configuration of RAN element into the network
• Integrate the RAN site with the core and OSS and lead lighting up activities and handing over to operations.
• Establish trending and relative KPIs to validation of RF performance
• Must be able to perform 5G-NR / LTE network performance optimization and improve network KPIs using innovative approach
• Analyze data for coverage, interference, handover, and performance issues and provide recommendations for network health improvement
• Support network partner operations center integrations and operations
• Provide detailed and quantifiable feedback to system group, network operations and customer service teams to enhance network performance and quality
• Perform network acceptance validation testing
• Hold vendors accountable to SLAs on network performance and service quality
• Provide subject matter knowledge in the areas of licensed LTE/5G macro/small cell solutions, telecom-services, security, and virtualization solutions

Requirements:

• Relevant degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering or equivalent technical discipline is preferred
• 5+ years of related network systems engineer experience with solid knowledge of radio access  principles and design.
• Proficient in RF site plumbing and cabling, network switching and routing
• Automation expertise using Python or similar programming / scripting languages.
• Strong knowledge in NB-IoT and 5G-NR air interface technologies and network architecture specifically focused on Radio Access Network
• Experience with 3GPP-related standards and ongoing releases
• Working experience in Lab or field installation and IOT testing is preferred
• Experience with test tools including protocol analyzers, Wireshark, Channel Simulators, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.
• Hands on experience with wireless system debugging, wireless protocol analysis tools, Linux systems, Cloud (GCP preferred), Virtualization and Containerization technologies (Kubernetes preferred)
• Highly collaborative, with excellent communication skills