Company Summary
DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America's First Smart Network™.
Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Senior RF Engineer sought by DISH Wireless, LLC in Chicago, IL
Perform RF design activities related to building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the U.S. Optimize the end-to-end RF design, propagation modeling and prediction, for deployment of Macro Cell deployment. Determine equipment and power configurations. Work with eNB/RAN and UE teams on RF solutions including modifications to RF link budgets on a per site level basis to meet operations requirements. Perform site candidate evaluation and selection as well as site walks. Work with RF Management to establish design criteria, link budget and traffic analysis as needed for network design and update existing performance parameters for ongoing improvements as required.
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Job requirements:
Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field plus 5 years of experience in job offered or RF Engineer. 5 years of experience with the following (which may have been gained concurrently):
- Providing RF support to Site Acquisition and Site Construction teams.
- Cellular/Mobile Technology including 4G or 5G and NR theory.
- Macro and small cell nominal and final RF designs including development, operations, RF KPIs, and maintenance of RF link budgets for 3GPP technologies.
- Setting up, calibration, utilization and data processing of various LTE design and optimization equipment and software.
- Using propagation/planning tools such as Planet or Atoll and model calibrations.
- Using drive test data post-processing, map generation, frequency planning and interference matrix analysis and site database maintenance, using Windcatcher/Actix/Accuver.
- Equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators and performing inter-modulation and other external interference analysis
Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.
Rate of pay: $136,074.00
Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.
Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref: 2024-87849 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref: 2024-87767 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref: 2024-87849) to tasharedservices@dish.com. The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $136,074.00/Year - $136,074.00/Year
Benefits
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.