Vacancy title:
Wireless Engineer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Telecommunications, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Nft Consult Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025

Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Position Summary: 
The Wireless Engineer is responsible for maintaining uptime and quality of the network (both media and equipment) segment assigned to him/her by undertaking periodic preventive maintenance activities. He should ensure effective fault management in case of fault occurrence and periodic upgrades and capacity augmentation of wireless network as per Wireless plan with no or minimal disruption.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for on-site survey, supervise, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of network project delivery/solution implementation in coordination with customers and/or cross-functional team members internally.
• Responsible for network project delivery like configuration of new site integration, site expansion configuration and site solution design.
• Reviewing customer wireless network KPI on CE utilization and advice or suggest on the target boards to be added.
• Provide remote technical support and on-site troubleshooting to customers, standby major or critical problems that can’t be solved remotely.
• Implementation of rectifications, BSC/RNC software installation, and upgrades of wireless devices and network management systems.
• Be responsible for wireless maintenance, E2E insure Network stability, CA and Incident handling.
• Handle all licensing processes for both BSC/RNC and BTS.
• Responsible for the products, solutions and Post sales technical support in the RAN field including BTS/BSC/TRAU/NodeB/RNC/eNodeB/OSS etc.
• Project implementation: responsible for 3G/4G/5G/VoLTE RAN network equipment design, commissioning, integration, quotation, and technical support during
• network/feature deployment or swap.
• Manage the network wireless risk, network information, technical issue E2E process and support for internal, FM and customer for CDMA GSM UMTS LTE OSS Power.
• Provide technical training and consulting to internal teams, customers, and subcontractors.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical/ Electronic Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Science or any other relevant Field 
• At least 5 years Wireless BO work experience.
• Good knowledge of wireless system topology and principles of the main technologies (GSM, CDMA, VoLTE, UMTS, OSS etc.)
• Strong experience working with one or more wireless communication systems, GSM, UMTS, LTE, WIMAX, WIFI; working with IMT-Advanced FDD or TDD systems is preferable.
• Experience working with wireless hardware/software management (BSC/RNC, BTS3900/DBS3900, Antennas, different BTS cabinet, Power)
• Ability to implement and supervise installation, commission, and testing independently (including survey and acceptance). 
• Technical knowledge of various RAN architecture, power control, mobility features, resource management, load balancing, MIMO techniques, and radio frequency engineering. 
• Strong technical expertise and experience in wireless Layer 2/3 protocol design, simulation, and optimization for standards; strong technical expertise in wireless 4G technologies, including wireless signalling, HetNet, carrier aggregation, and RRM. 
• Deep understanding of higher layer protocols, such as MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, S1/X2 interfaces, among others. 
• Good knowledge for Core IP/MPLS Addressing, Switching, Unix Cloud and Storage Management skills. 
• HCNA/ CCNA certification is required. HCNP/ CCNP certification is preferred.
• Excellent team player with initiative, ability to meet project timelines and work independently. 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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