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Summary

The Ash Group is hiring a Network Engineer for our client (a world-renowned telecommunications company providing the technology and equipment that enables global mobile connectivity and 4G/5G networks).

This is an Onsite 12–18 month contract role based in St. Louis, MO, offering a competitive pay rate of $59.00 per hour. This senior-level role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in radio network design, implementation, and optimization, with extensive leadership experience in large-scale 4G LTE/5G projects.

• Compensation: Competitive pay rate of $59.00 per hour.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and direct primary care benefits. After six months of employment, enjoy a 4% matched 401(k) plan with immediate 100% vesting.
• Duration: 12 to 18-month contract.
• Location: Onsite in St. Louis, MO.
• Travel: Travel is required, including training attendance in Plano (paid by the supplier).

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the technical activities for five or more optimization projects, with demonstrated experience leading all technical activities for large-scale (major metropolitan or statewide) network areas.
• Perform detailed LTE/5G optimization, including event analysis, addressing accessibility, retainability, and HO success rate issues.
• Make recommendations for parameter changes and feature activations based on analyzing drive test data to improve system performance.
• Utilize advanced optimization tools such as TEMS Investigation, Actix, Agilent, and R&S to collect and analyze drive data and performance statistics.
• Implement and experiment on RAN features relative to traffic analysis, understand the relationship between Handovers and Network Capacity, and operate the vendor's network performance management tool (NPMT).

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum ten (10) years’ experience with BSEE/BSCS or applicable experience, with recent experience in 5G tuning/optimization systems.
• Strong leadership experience required for managing technical activities in large-scale telecommunications projects.
• Experience working with 5G and 4G LTE services (multi-vendor experience, such as Nokia, is beneficial).
• Detailed understanding of Layer 3 messaging for 4G and 5G, and knowledge of how IRAT procedures affect network quality.
• Expertise in tuning a loaded network and understanding the difference between artificial and real traffic loading.
• Detailed knowledge of KPIs and the ability to make recommendations to improve them, including enhanced uplink tuning.

Apply today to join a dynamic team supporting critical infrastructure projects.

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• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Contract

• Industries Telecommunications

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