RAN Engineer

RAN Engineer

Location: West Midlands

Contract: Initial 4 - 6 months Rate: £400–£500per day, depending on experience

Matthew James Group are supporting a client with a major private 5G deployment within a large manufacturing environment and are looking for an experienced RAN Deployment & Integration Engineer with a strong Ericsson background.

This is a hands-on deployment and commissioning role supporting the installation, integration, testing and stabilisation of an Ericsson Private 5G indoor RAN / Radio Dot System.

RAN Engineer

You will support deployment and commissioning activities across the private 5G network, including:

• Installation and verification of Ericsson BBUs and IRUs

• Inspection and validation of existing Ericsson Radio Dots

• Verification of grounding, power, cabling and GNSS synchronisation

• Day-0 / Day-1 commissioning activities

• Network Controller to RAN integration

• IRU and Radio Dot registration

• Radio configuration and operational-status validation

• SIM onboarding and provisioning support

• Throughput and latency testing

• Mobility and handover testing

• Redundancy and failover testing

• ATP / acceptance testing and defect closure

• Troubleshooting BBU, IRU, Radio Dot and radio integration issues

RAN Engineer

You should have:

• 5+ years' Ericsson RAN experience

• Strong Ericsson BBU commissioning experience

• Experience deploying or integrating IRUs and/or Ericsson Radio Dots

• Good knowledge of LTE and 5G RAN

• Experience supporting ATP / acceptance testing

• Strong fault-finding and integration experience

In return the RAN Engineer will get the chance to work for an amazing company offering an initial 4-6 month contract with the possibility of further extension