Engineer – In-building RF Design and Deployment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assess and enhance current iBwave DAS designs to ensure compliance with carrier standards, including band plans, sectorization, and head-end topology.

• Modify designs to satisfy coverage, capacity, zoning, and venue limitations.

• Develop and oversee mobile submittal packages until final approval is achieved.

• Create project-specific signal-source bills of materials that align with technical, operational, and financial goals.

• Record radio and IP networking designs while producing detailed rack and wiring diagrams.

• Collaborate with field teams to confirm that sites are installed and cabled correctly for signal-source commissioning.

• Work with onsite System Performance Engineers and assume the SPE role as necessary.

• Commission signal sources alongside carriers and OEM representatives.

• Support the optimization of DAS by setting gains/AGC, balancing UL/DL, managing noise floors, and addressing PIM, oscillation, and pilot pollution issues.

• Plan and supervise acceptance testing, including e911, functional call testing, and walk testing.

• Manage post-installation data collection activities.

• Compile close-out packages and address any open issues with submitted documentation.

• Ensure that KPIs such as design-area coverage, session retention, and throughput are met in final reports.

• Collaborate as part of a disciplined project management team to oversee deployments and resolve performance challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must have current authorization to work in the United States.

• CTS does not sponsor employment-based visas or immigration status.

• Demonstrated iBwave proficiency (Level 2 certification or equivalent) with adequate experience to assess, enhance, update, and optimize designs.

• Experience in creating or reviewing mobile operator submittal packages.

• Comprehensive understanding of mobile operator design requirements and expectations.

• In-building wireless experience with various DAS OEMs, including ADRF, Corning, Andrew, JMA, and SOLiD.

• Familiarity with operator-grade small cells such as those from Ericsson, Nokia, and Andrew.

• Hands-on experience with commissioning and optimization processes.

• Proficient in utilizing project management tools to direct and track deployment activities.

• Capable of prioritizing tasks, managing time efficiently, and organizing work effectively.

• Proven ability to execute projects in multi-site programs with remote field teams.

• Strong documentation skills and effective stakeholder communication.

• Ability to independently identify and complete tasks without direct supervision.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

• Skilled in troubleshooting network issues and performing well under pressure during business hours and, when needed, off-hours.

• Preferred: experience with cellular network operator integration for AT&T, Verizon, and/or T-Mobile.

• Preferred: OEM certifications from ADRF, Corning, CommScope, JMA, or SOLiD.

• Preferred: familiarity with DAS-alternative neutral-host architectures like Ericsson Radio Dot or Andrew OneCell.

• Preferred: experience in creating CIQs and configuring Ericsson, Nokia, or Andrew cellular radio systems.

• BS/BA in Engineering or equivalent experience in RF/DAS systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• 401(k).

• Long-term disability insurance (LTD).

• Short-term disability insurance (STD).

• Life insurance.

• Paid Time Off.

• Paid Holidays.

• 100% remote work within the contiguous U.S.

• Periodic travel required for key deployments and escalations.