Company Summary

　　DISH, an EchoStar Company, is reimagining the future of connectivity. For over 40 years, we’ve been challenging the status quo and evolving our company to anticipate opportunities for business growth, industry innovation and greater customer choice.

　　Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile. With our business reach, we cover satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, mobile plans and products, smart home installation services and, now, we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

　　Together, we'll change the way the world communicates.

　　Department Summary

　　DISH is transforming the future of connectivity. We’re doing it by building the country’s first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. The foundation of a connected world, it’s a network free of the limitations of the past, and flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing world.

　　Job Duties and Responsibilities

　　Working with key Engineering and Operations Teams, the successful candidate will provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support with RU and RAN/vRAN/ORAN technologies. Will lead the development of operational and assurance standards guaranteeing radio access networks meet or exceed design specifications. Will analyze service and system issues, determine root-cause for failure and develop corrective actions. Corrective actions can range from configuration changes to developing new operational procedures. Will contribute to on-going process improvement reviews using Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics to eliminate errors, maximize hardware/software efficiencies and increase service up-time leading to an overall excellent customer experience.

　　In this role, you will:

　　Participate in vendor engineering reviews of hardware/software development in lab Proof of Concept environments

　　Provide lead support with Market Teams to troubleshoot/resolve complex issues with deployed RF and RAN systems

　　Engage and escalate issues with vendors when critical/time sensitive support and resolution is needed

　　Develop key metrics for performance monitoring and service assurance

　　Coordinates proposed changes with Certification Lab(s) for validation

　　Will produce updated technical specifications of system changes and provide a comprehensive plan for release

　　Ensures solutions meet key criteria for CI/CD, system orchestration and automation

　　Works with technical writers/engineers to document final process configurations and MOPs to support Field Operations

　　This position may provide on-call support on a rotational basis

　　Skills, Experience and Requirements

　　As a Senior 5G RAN Systems Engineer, you will have:

　　BS or MS in Engineering or technical degree or an equivalent combination of highly related experience and education

　　A passion for working on new technologies in a fast-paced and frequently changing environment

　　Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization through conventional methods (verbal and written)

　　Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact with technical and non-technical teams

　　Extensive understanding in 5G ORAN split functions (7-2x, RU, DU, CU, CP, UP…)

　　Extensive understanding and experience in RAN/vRAN software architectures in a virtualized environment

　　Extensive understanding of RF Radio operations over eCPRI interfaces. Includes CSR, DU and timing configurations

　　Extensive understanding of software systems/services running virtualized ORAN functions

　　Understanding of latency considerations and issues from gNB to Data Center locations

　　Understanding and experience with virtualized networks, orchestration and automation across a large network architecture

　　Thorough understanding of vRAN/ORAN architecture described in 3GPP standards (Rel 15 & 16)

　　RF Design, Optimization and performance improvement experience is a plus

　　Deep understanding of LTE, VoLTE, 5G VoNR L2/L3 call flows with ability to understand and analyze traces (PCAP, GNB traces)

　　BS or MS in Engineering or technical degree or an equivalent combination of highly related experience and education

　　7+ years of experience in the wireless industry

　　Must be self-motivated, able to manage simultaneous events efficiently

　　Able to achieve goals by working professionally with other team members

　　Salary Ranges

　　Compensation: $87,500.00/Year - $125,000.00/Year

　　Benefits

　　We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits (https://careers.dish.com/about/benefits?pk_vid=7df16cf2830b8db21671727467e02e66) .

　　The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.

　　This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.

　　We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are a true merit-based organization and work hard so there are no artificial barriers to one's potential success. DISH is committed to a workforce where everyone's opportunities are limitless.

　　Consistent with this commitment, DISH will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to the employee or others, or is otherwise not required by law.