RAN Engineer Location: West Midlands Contract: Initial 4 - 6 months Rate: £400–£500 per 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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- 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.