Private Wireless Network Engineer-**TRAINING PROVIDED**

Summary

Communication Technology Services (CTS) is a telecommunications integrator and managed service provider specializing in private LTE and private 5G networks. The company is seeking a junior Private Wireless Network Engineer to create RF and core network designs, proposals, bills of materials, and scopes of work while supporting sales engineering teams and participating in customer meetings and site walks.

Responsibilities

• You will create Private Wireless Network (PWN) Designs, Proposals and Scope of Work Documentation in support of CTS' Sales & Sales Engineering Teams
• Create PWN RF designs using iBwave, Ranplan and eino prediction tool
• Ability to validate RF designs created by the design group and by other external parties
• Work on the planning and sizing of the Core (EPC/5GC) components and the LAN infrastructure required to support a PWN
• Create Core and LAN infrastructure layout and IP planning diagrams using Visio, Word and PowerPoint
• Generate accurate Bill of Materials (BOM) for all components of a PWN based on the RF design, Core/LAN planning, required software licenses, engineering services and customer provided requirements documentation
• Produce accurate, construction-ready proposals based on PWN designs and BOMs utilizing the CTS quote book template and PowerPoint presentations
• Build a detailed scope of work (SOW) document describing the material, equipment and services pertaining to a proposal created for a PWN
• Manage internal and external customer expectations with regard to delivery timelines and high quality communication, while maintaining a service-oriented point of view
• Participate in customer meetings, exploratory site walks, scope discovery meetings for projects to make informed design decisions, create and manage a positive relationship with customer personnel and positively represent CTS
• Acquire knowledge and stay up to date with regards to the PWN RAN equipment manufacturers and their respective deployment architectures Work on defining best install practices for each RAN vendor we work with
• Learn RF Math, spectrum planning and capacity calculations so as to apply it on PWN RF designs
• Perform ISP backhaul requirement calculations; and accurately plan, scale & size the core supporting infrastructure (software licenses for core, servers, SFPs, LAN infrastructure, etc)
• Able to receive floor plan prints in various formats, organize and perform take-offs of designs embedded in prints or CDs
• Able to constructively communicate with design teams (internal & external) to address issues or deviance from scope in design product
• Able to travel to customer meetings and perform site walks nationally (travel up to 25% of the time)
• Attend in-person and virtual training pertaining to the job as required
• Have the willingness and ability to learn new technical concepts and acquire new skill-sets

Skills

• Basic knowledge of RF wave propagation theory and MNO (AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile) owned spectrum bands in the US
• Basic knowledge of 4G/5G systems
• Basic networking knowledge (TCP IP layers & protocols) along with high level LAN/WAN infrastructure knowledge
• Knowledge of the core (EPC/5GC) deployment options and best deployment practices to meet customer's performance and budget requirements
• Able to receive floor plan prints in various formats, organize and perform take-offs of designs embedded in prints or CDs
• Able to constructively communicate with design teams (internal & external) to address issues or deviance from scope in design product
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Visio)
• Have the willingness and ability to learn new technical concepts and acquire new skill-sets
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• High school degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience will be considered
• Even better if aware of the CBRS frequency band, the 3-tiers of spectrum access and the role of a Spectrum Access System (SAS)
• GPON and SD-WAN infrastructure knowledge
• Basic knowledge of public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) infrastructure and services would be a plus
• Ideally Telecommunications/Electrical Engineering or similar experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Basic knowledge of RF wave propagation theory and MNO (AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile) owned spectrum bands in the US
• Basic knowledge of 4G/5G systems
• Basic networking knowledge (TCP IP layers & protocols) along with high level LAN/WAN infrastructure knowledge
• Knowledge of the core (EPC/5GC) deployment options and best deployment practices to meet customer's performance and budget requirements
• Able to receive floor plan prints in various formats, organize and perform take-offs of designs embedded in prints or CDs
• Able to constructively communicate with design teams (internal & external) to address issues or deviance from scope in design product
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Visio)
• Have the willingness and ability to learn new technical concepts and acquire new skill-sets
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• High school degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience will be considered

Nice to Haves

• Even better if aware of the CBRS frequency band, the 3-tiers of spectrum access and the role of a Spectrum Access System (SAS)
• GPON and SD-WAN infrastructure knowledge
• Basic knowledge of public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) infrastructure and services would be a plus
• Ideally Telecommunications/Electrical Engineering or similar experience

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term disability (STD) insurance
• Long-term disability (LTD) insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)