RAN Engineer

RAN Engineer Location: West Midlands Contract: Initial 4 - 6 months<br />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 &amp; 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