Design & Planning Specialist

**Come create the technology that helps the world act together**

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

**The team you'll be part of**

Our Business Group is a leader in wireless mobility networks and associated services. With more than 3.500 patent families essential for 5G we have a strong 5G portfolio and are a front runner in open and virtualized radio access networks (O-RAN and vRAN).

**What you will learn and contribute to**

As part of our team, you will:
Manage the delivery of network planning projects according to the agreed scope of work (SoW), while managing customer’s expectations and schedule of acceptance.

Study the RF design coverage maps and identify problem areas in terms of coverage, interference, or pilot pollution.

Collect all design assumptions for the assigned market from Project & Customer Lead, including antenna database, morphology classes, coverage boundaries, site database, hotspots, service expectations, traffic data, and regulatory data (ASAC/FAA/FCC).

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

Leads and executes technical activities and projects in own responsibility area. May work also outside of own process area on technical issues. Solves complex engineering problems in many technology areas. Coaches other team members.

Thorough understanding of 3GPP specifications for LTE/LTE-A/5G features and Protocols.

Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, and services.

Strong knowledge of Radio product architecture E2E Network overview and interfaces.

Validate and analyze Design Optimization input data, and format and compile all required output reports.

Responsible for leading all technical discussions on Nokia products/features with several customer vertical organizations including 4G/5G RAN Development groups and RAN performance groups.

Obtain Link Budget from the RF Design Guidelines.

Create a project in the Atoll/9955 RF planning tool on suitable PC/Cloud platforms. Load the terrain, clutter, antenna database, coverage boundaries, site database, traffic data, and detailed maps for the area (streets, major highways, local roads).

Identify geographical features, not in the terrain and clutter databases. Incorporate path loss model, design assumptions, and link budget data in design, produce traffic maps, and run predictions and simulations as described in the RF Design.

Establish an internal design review with other RF Design Engineers.

Recommend and implement changes in various network parameters including translation parameters, antenna configurations, etc.

Generate final design documents and presentations and present them to Nokia customers.

Experience with RF planning tools (Atoll, 9955) is a must. Knowledge of Atoll including the ability to run ACP.

May lead a project team with the responsibility to create plans and delegate tasks to team members.

**Your skills and experience**

A minimum of 10-years of work experience in Planning, developing, and designing Radio Frequency (RF) Plans for LTE/5G Wireless Networks.

Result-oriented with a focus on product quality and customer satisfaction.

Team player, open communication, and ability to work in an international team.

Strong programming skills in R, Python, SQL, and C++ are essential.

Querying databases and using statistical computer languages: R, Python, SQL, etc.

Knowledge of mapping software such as MapInfo, Google Earth.

**It would be nice if you also had**:
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or Computer Science.

Knowledge of 5G-NR standards and design criteria.

Knowledge of LTE system design including VoLTE and RAN Networks