MW Radio & Cellular Communications Engineer

Position: MW Radio & Cellular Communications Engineer

Location: Houston, TX Onsite

Type of Employment: 12+ Months Contract

Role Description:

The MW Radio & Cellular Communications Engineer will be responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of microwave radio and cellular communication infrastructure. The role supports reliable wireless connectivity across operational sites and works closely with network, field services, infrastructure, vendors, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, and support Microwave (MW) Radio communication systems, including point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless links.
• Support cellular/LTE/5G communication infrastructure and associated connectivity.
• Perform microwave link engineering including path profiling, link-budget analysis, frequency planning, capacity planning, and availability assessment.
• Configure and troubleshoot radio equipment, antennas, modems, network interfaces, and associated transmission equipment.
• Support installation, commissioning, testing, upgrades, and replacement of radio communication equipment.
• Troubleshoot RF degradation, interference, signal-loss, capacity, synchronization, and connectivity issues.
• Monitor radio link performance, availability, signal levels, and network alarms.
• Coordinate field activities including antenna alignment, equipment installation, testing, and site commissioning.
• Work with carriers, equipment manufacturers, tower/site service providers, and internal network teams to resolve communication issues.
• Maintain network diagrams, radio-frequency plans, equipment inventories, configurations, and operational documentation.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure changes are completed through established change management, security, safety, and operational governance processes.
• Provide technical support for critical communication infrastructure and participate in after-hours/on-call support where required.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Microwave Radio / RF communications
• Point-to-point microwave link design and troubleshooting
• RF fundamentals, including frequency, modulation, interference, propagation, RSSI/RSL, and antenna characteristics
• Link-budget and path-analysis experience
• Cellular technologies such as LTE and 5G
• IP networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, Ethernet, and QoS
• Radio equipment installation, commissioning, configuration, and troubleshooting
• Network monitoring and fault isolation
• Antenna systems, feeders, grounding, and associated telecommunications infrastructure
• Preferred
• Experience with platforms from vendors such as Nokia, Ericsson, Aviat Networks, Ceragon, or Cambium Networks
• Familiarity with cellular routers/modems from vendors such as Cradlepoint/Ericsson Enterprise Wireless, Cisco, or Sierra Wireless/Semtech
• Experience supporting remote industrial or geographically distributed communication sites
• Familiarity with NMS/EMS monitoring platforms and SNMP
• Understanding of telecom cybersecurity and network segmentation
• Experience with availability and redundancy design for mission-critical communications
• Qualifications
• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience supporting microwave radio, wireless, or cellular communication environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret network diagrams, RF designs, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and coordination skills for working with field personnel, vendors, carriers, and infrastructure teams.

Key Competencies

• RF / Microwave Engineering
• Cellular Communications
• Telecom Network Operations
• Fault Isolation & Troubleshooting
• Network Reliability & Availability
• Field Implementation & Commissioning
• Incident & Change Management
• Vendor / Carrier Coordination
• Technical Documentation
• Safety & Operational Discipline