About the job

About the Company

An international technology company is looking for a Senior RAN Systems Engineering Lead to drive technical engagements with strategic Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) while working closely with Product Engineering, R&D, and Systems Engineering teams.

About the Role

This role combines deep RAN engineering expertise with customer-facing technical leadership. You'll lead network integration, service enablement, technical escalations, and deployment readiness for next-generation wireless communication solutions. The ideal candidate comes from the R&D or Systems Engineering organization of a leading telecom infrastructure vendor and has extensive experience supporting Tier 1 operators throughout product introduction, validation, and commercial deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship with assigned mobile network operators.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, integration activities, and deployment readiness.
• Drive LTE/5G feature integration, service validation, and commercial launch support.
• Troubleshoot complex RAN issues across PHY, MAC, RLC, and RRC layers.
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate issue resolution with R&D, Product Engineering, Validation, and Operations teams.
• Monitor deployment KPIs, technical milestones, risks, and readiness.
• Produce technical documentation including RCAs, integration reports, and deployment guides.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to improve deployment processes and technical best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in RAN Systems Engineering, Product Development, or R&D.
• Previous experience with a major telecom infrastructure vendor.
• Strong background in LTE and 5G RAN technologies.
• Hands-on experience with eNodeB/gNodeB integration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of 3GPP, including PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC, Scheduler, HARQ, Mobility, ICIC, MIMO, and Beamforming.
• Experience supporting customer trials, feature validation, service enablement, and commercial launches.
• Strong customer-facing experience working with Tier 1 mobile operators.
• Experience with RF Front-End, Baseband, IQ Analysis, and Antenna Systems.
• Experience using Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, XCAL, XCAP, QXDM, and telecom log analysis tools.
• Experience producing technical documentation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Python scripting for automation and log analysis (Bash is a plus).

Required Skills

• Strong technical leadership and customer-facing communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Comfortable working across international teams and time zones.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Preferred Skills

• Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) or satellite communications.
• Open RAN (O-RAN).
• Core Network or Gateway integration.
• CPRI/eCPRI and multi-vendor interoperability.
• Cloud-native telecom environments.

Pay range and compensation package

Technologies: LTE • 5G NR • eNodeB • gNodeB • 3GPP • PHY • MAC • RLC • RRC • MIMO • Beamforming • HARQ • ICIC • CPRI • eCPRI • O-RAN • Grafana • Kibana • Power BI • Jira • ServiceNow • Confluence • Python • Bash • XCAL • XCAP • QXDM

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

Requirements added by the job poster

• 10+ years of Telecommunications experience