Performance Engineer- DAS

Position: Senior DAS Performance Engineer

Location: New York City

Duration: Long Term Contract or Full-Time

Required Skills:-

The ideal candidate will...

• Possess a willingness to travel

• Possess in-depth experience with deploying and optimizing wireless outdoor and indoor DAS networks (passive and active distribution)

• Understand radio wave propagation theory

• Understand differentiators between CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, EDGE, GPRS, TDMA, iDEN, LTE, WiFi, WiMax and other protocols

• Possess extensive knowledge of radio planning, optimization and technologies (2G-4G+)

as well as:

• Willingness to travel when needed.

• Demonstrated experience on a minimum of two indoor active DAS platforms such as TE/Tyco, Corning/Mobile Access, SOLiD, Commscope/Andrews. Vendor certification preferred.

• A working experience on at least two RF technologies - GSM/UMTS/CDMA/EVDO/LTE

• Worked on one or more industry acceptable performance data management tools, drive test tools and other optimization tools.

• Ideally to be proficient with JDSU/HP Agilent Drive Test tool suite (E6474A), Gladiator, and iBwave.

• Demonstrated ability to develop training sessions, mentor junior engineers and take a lead role on medium to large projects.

• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of common RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, power meters, and signal generators

• Understanding of equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators;

• Understanding of Frequency, Control Channel BCC planning and/or PN planning;

• Understanding of Indoor and Outdoor RF system design and propagation modeling;

• Understanding of Link budgets as it relates to systems dimensioning and performance.

• Understanding of Co-channel and adjacent channel interference testing and analysis;

• Ability to interpret both electrical and mechanical blueprints

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Electronics Engineering and five + years experience. Possess a working knowledge of radio frequency propagation.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.