RF Engineer II, Texas

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.

Department Summary:
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Job Duties and Responsibilities:
RF Engineer II sought by DISH Wireless, L.L.C. in Plano, Texas.

 

Perform RF design activities related to building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the US. 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.

Skills, Experience and Requirements:
Requires Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering or a closely related field plus 3 years of relevant work experience in job offered or similar roles. Also requires 3 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

 

Providing RF support to Site Acquisition and Site Construction teams.

Reading schematic drawings and engineering instructions/maps for ensuring the deployment of an optimum cellular RF setup.

Applying knowledge of electronic RF network theory. 

Radio Frequency site approvals, link budgets, system design and dimensioning, Radio Frequency coverage planning, frequency planning and interference analysis.

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.

Writing reports and recording data on testing techniques and specifications.

Equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators and performing inter-modulation and other external interference analysis

Benefits:
Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.

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