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4G/ Network Engineer
If you are interested in this Network Technician opportunity in the Lewis Center, OH area, please send a copy of your resume to Courtney O'Brien, at and reference job #1136730
Job Title: 4G/ Tier 2 Network Support EMS SME
Position Summary:
You will have your finger on the pulse of the customer's regional network. You will be a subject matter expert in the client's Element Management Server (EMS) and help to educate our customer's in the region on the product. Additionally, you may assist the RET and eNB configurations, help to improve the network health, make product improvement recommendations and repair the network.
What you'll be doing
Strong knowledge and experience with 4G / Element Management Systems
Strong communication and presentation skills for execution of technical training of the Client EMS in a one on one or group setting
Strong customer focus
Knowledge of EMS protocols, purposes and use cases
Experience with management server installations in customer central offices
Working knowledge of 4G and/or 3GPP technologies
Must be able to drive for resolutions with other Engineering teams
Provide 24/7 on-call support as needed for commercial Network outages and network performance issues within the region
Experience working with development teams to communicate customer enhancement requirements
Experience with wireless network architecture, protocols, RF optimization and standards
Knowledge of wireless network deployments, installation and commissioning
Be able to review various Engineering MOPs and identify missing steps or issues
Assist in resolution of high severity issues to meet SLA requirements 24x7
Willing to travel to customer locations within your region often by automobile
Success Criteria:
Ability to provide in person guidance and support to customers at their premise anywhere within the region
Once trained, provide effective support of EMS questions from the customer with minimal support from others on the support team
Assist the regional support teams located in Plano, TX with high severity events, ticket resolution and focused customer engagement to resolve issues
Other Skills:
Develop Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on outages or market performance issues (e.g., throughput, accessibility, sustainability, handovers (Intra/X2/S1), capacity and coverage)
Familiar with RLC/MAC layer, different types of control channel and traffic channels, network access procedures, power control, handover algorithms, QoS types, TDD/FDD modes, HARQ/ARQ concepts, etc.
Background / Experience Desired:
Previous experience working with 4G / wireless Network Management or Element Management Systems in an SME role
Previous experience working in a wireless field engineer with a Tier1 carrier
Previous experience in a support role with a leading network equipment manufacture technical sales presentations in writing, through email, reports, or orally, to an audience of high technical skills, management and operational experience.
Education, Work experience and necessary Skills & Attributes:
BS EE or CS required (preferred MS ESS or CS) - with at least 5 years of telecom work experience
Good knowledge of wireless network architecture concepts especially in domain
Good knowledge of UNIX/LINUX operating systems preferred
Strong customer support experience
Good analytical skills to investigate and evaluate trending data for issue resolution
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