Telecom job for GS Care RF Performance Engineer – Redmond, WA (USA)

Must be authorized to work in the US. Local Candidates Preferred.

Start Date: March / April 2011 
Duration: Long Term 
Location: Redmond, WA 
Scope of Work: Position Description: RF Engineer (contractor) for CARE operations is required to perform advanced technical activities requiring knowledge in multiple areas in 2G & 3G to service the customer.


Main Responsibility Area: 
• Solving demanding Technical / RF Performance problems in GSM / EDGE / UMTS networks. 
• Coordinating & communicating with other teams and stake holders in NSN to resolve technical issues. 
• Delivering FOA/ SOA reports, performance monitoring, and working with other stake holders to get software hardware acceptance. 
• Should meet customer demands and act as an expert in technology area.


Required Competencies and Skills: 
• RF planning, dimensioning and optimization, Transport optimization, trouble shooting. 
• Radio Planning and Optimization of 2G/3G network to trouble shoot and improve KPIs 
• Analysis of KPIs, investigation and improvement of network quality problems 
• Implementation of new RAN features, and tuning of RAN database parameters 
• Analysis of neighbors relations and implementation of corrections 
• Frequency planning with planning tools, Model Tuning. Understanding RF issues. 
• Optimization and trouble shooting of data services (2.5G, 3G, HSPA, IHSPA) 
• Customer problem investigation, trouble shooting. Working on Resolve tool. 
• Act as TA, TCP for trouble tickets and meet the CARE SLAs, acting on the responses, deliverables, and resolutions as per the CARE TT time lines. 
• Interaction with Customer technical teams, to provide network design and performance related inputs. Prioritizing work based on customer impact. 
• Act independently to deliver FOA / SOA reports and interact with customer teams to get GA. 
• Provides support to clients and/or customers in resolving Transport / IP related issues. 
• Operates in compliance with the processes, methods and tools linked to the job and possesses service excellence awareness 


Education & Experience or Other Requirements: 
BS Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication or equivalent 


• Typically 3+ years related experience in RF Planning, Optimization, KPI monitoring and trouble shooting for GSM/EDGE/UMTS Networks. 
• Working knowledge of NSN RAN Product (2 Years) 
• Good Knowledge and practice of 2G/ 3G RF planning and optimization processes, counters and KPIs. 
• Good Knowledge Trouble shooting network performance issues, Planning tool and DT measurement tools 
• Good knowledge of 2G/3G KPI, practice in creating and analysis of statistical KPI reporting 
• Knowledge of Transport / IP counters, KPIs and optimization experience 
• Fluent presentation and technical skills. 
• Solid problem solving and analytical skills. 
• Expert in MS Excel, Power point and word 
• Knowledge of macros and scripts. 
• Packet core performance knowledge desirable. 
• Able to travel as needed.


To apply forward your resume and salary requirements to attention Fatima at e-mail: fa@fusionsolutionsinc.com