NPO RAN Engineer Job at Nokia Tanzania

NPO RAN Engineer Job at Nokia Tanzania






NPO RAN Engineer

Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things.

 Serving customers in over 100 countries, our research scientists and engineers continue to invent and accelerate new technologies that will increasingly transform the way people and things communicate and connect.

 At Nokia, employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

General Purpose:

 3G/LTE Radio network planning and optimization engineer is responsible for providing radio detail planning, RAN and eNB parameters planning, pre-launch and post-launch quality assurance and optimization services for 3G/LTE projects in collaboration with related stakeholders.

Main Responsibility Area:

Should have knowledge of LTE Basics, Multi-Layer Idle and Dedicated mode parameters and understand behavior of parameter tuning


Required to technically deliver network planning and optimization projects according to the agreed scope of work (SoW)


Performs critical (sometimes escalated) design and performance activities in customer projects independently. These may include complex problem solving in projects with performance requirements and multi-vendor environment


Good Knowledge of LTE Call flow, Familiarity with Power Control and impact of various power setting on the LTE network


Identify and resolve Performance degradation in the network within prescribed timelines.


Perform Counter level analysis and problem isolation to arrive at an early RCA to improve network performance.


Traffic balancing using physical and soft parameters while ensuring KPI’s are met.


Good understanding of Huawei BTS hardware


Defines the criteria to assess network performance from end-user / service perspective and monitoring of that criteria


Identifies and anticipates proactively network performance issues (traffic/quality/resiliency) and provides recommendations for improvement


Optimizes the capacity of the network to meet traffic increase and customer requirements using either network extension or existing network modification


Ensures that design & optimization guaranty the capability for the network to provide end-user new services in line with customer environment, business goals/drivers and quality


To communicate effectively and work with a large team in collaborative mode


Planning the Node-B and eNB sites configuration by using RF planning tool (NetAct Planner/Atoll/Asset) and defining their related parameters: site coordinates, antenna type, antenna height, antenna tilt, antenna azimuth, CPICH power, cable loss, propagation model parameters


Setting the specific RF parameters for the site to be integrated.


Analyze site performance after integration through drive test measurements and/or OSS measurements, detecting eventual problems and recommending changes to fixing problem


Defining and monitoring parameter consistency check rules to Maintain RAN /eNB parameter database consistency


Defining and monitoring KPIs reports on network, area and RNC level


Defining and optimizing “worst objects” reports at eNB, Node-B and RNC level, as well as troubleshoot and recommending the software changes, hardware changes or alerting O&M in case of hardware problem


Huawei 3G/LTE parameters detailed knowledge and optimization


Giving inputs in terms of capacity, quality and coverage for expansion phases


Implementing new features required to improve overall radio network performance

Position Description:

The NPO Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer will be required to develop and ensure planning and optimization activities during network deployment phase and post integration stage. The NPO engineer will be expected to execute the following tasks:

RAN Design

Radio NW Design


Traffic balancing using physical and soft parameters while ensuring KPI’s are met.


RF Simulations


Mobile Access Design


Code Planning


Parameter Definition


Implementation Data Creation


FNI (First Network Implementation) Support


Pre-Launch Optimization

Parameter Changes


Physical Optimization (Tilt/Azimuth)


Mobility Analysis and Optimization


OSS KPI Analysis and Improvement


Single Site Verification


Cluster Tuning and Optimization


SLA/KPI Reporting and Acceptance


NW Assurance

KPI Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting


Reactive Optimization/ Trouble-shooting by NW KPI, UE log, some detail log.


Pro-active Optimization to avoid quality degradations


Capacity Management and Assurance


Parameter Optimization to meet the target KPI level



Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or corresponding experience


Good communication skills


Result Oriented


Team Player


3G/LTE technology understanding and know-how


3G/LTE design and optimization experience


Knowledge on 3GPP


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