Etisalat Job: Senior Engineer-Capacity Planning (Radio)

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS), trading as Etisalat, is a Nigerian company duly incorporated under the laws of Nigeria in partnership with Mubadala Development Company and Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates. Incorporated in Nigeria as a private company, it acquired the Unified Access License from the Federal Government in January 2007.

Etisalat is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. At Etisalat, we believe that diversity enriches our performance and products & services, the communities where we live and work, and the lives of our employees. As our workforce evolves to reflect the growing diversity of our communities and the global marketplace, our efforts to understand, value, and incorporate differences become increasingly important. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply to suitable openings.

Job Position: Senior Engineer-Capacity Planning (Transmission)

Reports To: Manager-Network Architecture & Strategy

Job Summary:
Collaborate with team members to improve overall network capacity and quality by focussing on Quality of Service and future network design in order to support business objectives and an ever changing business environment

Principal Functions:

  • Provide input to develop long term strategies for 2G/3G design and planning, including BSC/TC, BTS, RNC, NodeB, etc
  • Provide input for BSS/ RAN dimensioning to cater for current and forecasted growth in terms of voice and data traffic
  • Analyze drive test logs and network counters in order to improve network performance
  • Investigate problems and issues relating to poor radio network capacity/ performance; take ownership until resolution
  • Effectively utilize appropriate/ available tools to predict coverage, capacity and interference across the radio network
  • Develop and deliver technical reports on capacity
  • Work closely with Core (PS and CS) and Transmission Planning teams to plan short- and long-term Gb and A interface resources, including signaling requirements
  • Maintain at all times detailed knowledge and database of the entire radio network, including:

– Number of nodes across the radio network BSS/ RAN nodes, etc
– Site build configurations and information
– Traffic trend (voice and data)
– Network performance in accordance with KPIs of RF Planning; and,
– Optimization to form basis for capacity planning

  • Liaise with IT Department to develop tools to automate information gathering on radio network capacity
  • Initiate quick wins to manage sudden network bottlenecks as a result of commercial promotions and activities
  • Assist in generating long- and short-term capacity plan to match Commercial business plan
  • Keep abreast of global and local best practices with regard to radio network capacity planning and design
  • Track detailed RF designs for various roll-out phases
  • Work closely with stakeholders on the overall radio network capacity plan
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by the Manager-Network Architecture & Strategy

Educational Requirements:
First degree or equivalent in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering
Relevant postgraduate (M.Sc.)/ professional qualifications/ certifications will provide an advantage

Experience & Skills:
Minimum of 4 years directly relevant work experience

Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:
• Excellent knowledge of radio network architectures – 2G and 3G
• Expert-level 2G and 3G planning and optimization experience
• Complete understanding of RF system design, RF coverage planning, site identification, frequency planning and interference analysis
• Strong technical competence in RF Link budgets, system dimensioning for coverage and capacity including traffic analysis, etc
• Excellent knowledge of BSS/ RAN protocols and interfaces including Uu, lub, etc
• Past or recent experience working with at least 2 of the following RF vendor systems – Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens, Ericsson
• Ability to challenge current thinking and suggest improvements and solutions
• Expert-level experience in using capacity planning tools like Cerion Intelligent builder and optimizer, Groundhog CapMo, Mentum Planet, etc
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Click to apply on or before 15th July 2012