RF Engineer

Infratel Africa is a leading telecommunication infrastructure service provider in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. We provide RAN, backhaul, and power as a service across Africa.

Role Overview

• The RF Engineer will be responsible for planning, optimizing, and maintaining radio access network performance across all technologies.
• The role is responsible for RF design, capacity planning, KPI monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization to ensure reliable network performance while supporting new site rollouts and network expansion.
• The role requires strong analytical capability, hands-on experience with drive test tools, RF planning software, and the ability to collaborate with field teams to ensure excellent network quality.

Key Responsibilities

RF Planning:

• Perform RF planning for new site deployments and network expansions.
• Conduct coverage and capacity analysis using planning tools.
• Recommend site locations, radio planning, and antenna configurations,
• Produce RF design and coverage predictions.
• Validate proposed sites for technical feasibility.
• Support frequency planning and interference management.

RF Optimization:

• Monitor daily network KPIs and identify performance degradation.
• Analyze drive test logs and OSS performance statistics.
• Optimize coverage, quality, accessibility, retainability, and throughput.
• Investigate and resolve dropped calls, blocked calls, poor LTE throughput, and coverage holes.
• Perform parameter optimization for GSM and LTE networks.
• Recommend corrective actions to improve customer experience.

Performance Monitoring:

• Monitor network health using OSS and NMS platforms.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reports.
• Track site availability and utilization.
• Identify congestion and recommend capacity upgrades.
• Monitor interference and spectrum utilization.

New Site Acceptance:

• Participate in Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Verify RF performance before site integration.
• Confirm coverage objectives have been achieved.
• Validate antenna installation against design specifications.

Network Expansion:

• Develop annual and quarterly RF expansion plans.
• Recommend new sites based on traffic growth and coverage gaps.
• Support Smart WiFi and rural broadband expansion initiatives.
• Provide RF input during network modernization projects.

Vendor Management:

• Work with all OEMs during optimization activities.
• Review vendor optimization reports.
• Verify implementation of recommended parameter changes.

Documentation:

• Maintain RF design database.
• Update frequency plans.
• Prepare technical reports and executive summaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a Related Field.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in RF planning and optimization.
• Experience with GSM and LTE networks.
• Experience with rural network deployments is an advantage.

Technical Skills:

• RF Planning
• RF Optimization
• Link Budget Analysis
• Coverage Prediction
• Frequency Planning
• Drive Test Analysis
• LTE KPI Analysis
• GSM KPI Analysis
• Interference Analysis
• OSS Performance Monitoring
• Spectrum Management
• Antenna System Design
• Propagation Modelling
• Excel and reporting tools

Proficiencies:

• All network analysis tools, e.g., Google Earth, Huawei M2000/U2020, Baicells OMC, VANU OSS, Excel, Power BI, etc.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to identify performance issues proactively.
• Excellent technical reporting skills.
• Effective stakeholder communication.
• Planning and execution discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple optimization activities simultaneously.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to amarachi@Infratelafrica.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.