RF Engineer at Crown Castle in Chandler, Arizona

Job Description:

Company Summary

Crown Castle works around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. As the largest shared infrastructure provider in the United States, Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers, 80,000 small cells and over 80,000 route miles of fiber across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle is a NYSE S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of approximately $85 billion.

Position Title: RF Engineer - 6E

Position Summary

Using sound engineering principles and planning tools, this position supports the RF Engineering team with the small cell sales process, project implementation, and the ongoing maintenance and modification of DAS and Small Cell Networks (SCN).

Essential Job Functions

• Interface with Customer and cultivate relationship with their engineering teams.


• Create small cell and DAS network proposals and presentations.


• Utilize sales process workflow systems.


• Design systems by selecting sites, conducting CW tests, analyzing data, and prepare customer documentation.


• Configure, test, optimize and commission small cell and DAS networks.


• Support NOC and troubleshoot performance issues and new technology trials.


• Design and engineer of multi-node indoor/outdoor small cell and DAS solutions.


• Leverage empirical and predictive design tools.


• Facilitate implementation of solutions and trials.


• Conduct field work and measurements.


• Operate test equipment and run post processing software.


• Provide planning, coordination as well as drive testing including CW, benchmark, and optimization.


• Coordinate, oversee or perform system optimization.


• Work closely with customer personnel regarding system design, performance and optimization, recommend configuration changes.


• Use a variety of measures to confirm system designs including test equipment, power density and power meter, spectrum analyzer, and pilot scanner.


• RF and fiber testing, reporting, and troubleshooting.


• Perform ongoing system testing, test analysis, troubleshooting, test reports and recommendation for changes and upgrades.


• Invoice approval, cost management and budgeting.


• Responsible for managing projects and vendors.

Education/Certifications

• BSEE; MSEE preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of two (2)+ years of RF engineering experience or equivalent


• Knowledge of small cell and DAS architecture


• Able to use prediction tools such as MapInfo, Atoll, and iBwave


• Knowledge of 4G and 5G wireless technologies

Other Skills/Abilities

• Able to create link budgets, calculate noise figures, and calculate intermodulation products


• Knowledge of radio wave propagation fundamentals, antenna theory, and optical transmission


• Able to use test equipment and software


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.


• Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.


• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.


• Ability to stay organized and follow a systematic method of performing a task.


• Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.


• Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.


• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.


• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.


• Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.


• Ability to learn and adapt in changing environment.


• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.


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Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Manager RF Engineering

Working Conditions: Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

 

Small Cell Network/DAS

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