RF Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leads large engineering teams addressing multiple markets performing analytical, investigative, and/or design activities related to wireless communication systems including but not limited to GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and LTE.
• Defines direction and provides specific instruction for engineering projects/programs leveraging personal knowledge and organizational skills to increase team efficiency, facilitate personal development and mentor colleagues.
• Develops system level ideas and concepts using engineering knowledge, analytical skills, and/or programming capabilities and coaches a team of engineers to develop the associated details and define plans for execution. Establishes comprehensive review processes for subordinates and adheres to regular reporting routines for management. Actively seeks peer review and advice.
• Leads others in creating and developing innovations in product portfolio and/or execution methods. Uses knowledge and understanding of the Ericsson organization, Ericsson product portfolio, customer operations, and service business principles to identify and pursue new business opportunities. Expands product knowledge at a system level reaching beyond Ericsson products to other infrastructure and third party products.
• Leads development of complex documents, proposals, and presentations defining structure and content. Makes appropriate assignments to team based upon individual ability and knowledge. Delivers proposals and presentations to high level executives.
• Identifies opportunities for and participates in developing functional details of new services and products, process and methodology changes, analytical tools and techniques. Develops scope of work and bid rationale for new opportunities and provides feature/benefit descriptions for business development.
• Consistently shares ideas and understanding with colleagues via written documents and oral presentations.
• Ability to travel extensively as project assignments demand. Travel requirement may be as high as 80%.

Core Competencies:

• Theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of signals and systems, modulation and coding, communication system protocols, electromagnetic theory, and statistics at level of required education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of wireless systems performance and diagnostic metrics and their supporting statistical data from infrastructure nodes.
• Knowledge in how organizational structure and behavior impact service development and delivery operations
• Specific product knowledge for one wireless infrastructure provider is desired.
• Proficient computer user including Microsoft Office, at least one programming/scripting language, and database applications (ie Microsoft Access, MySQL)
• Capability to define and develop databases including basic programming/scripting is required.
• Problem identification, organization, and resolution skills at an intermediate level.

Experience:

1. Minimum BSEE/BSCS and 4 to 8 yrs of Applicable Experience. MSEE/MSCS preferred. Applicable experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
2. Demonstrated research and problem solving skills via prior work experience. Experience with wireless infrastructure provider and/or operator is desired.
3. Must certify at a minimum as Ericsson Services Engineer Experienced with 6 months of starting position.

If you are qualified and interested with this position, please forward the most recent copy of your MS Word Resume. For further information about this position please contact :

Jimmy Bradley
Talent Acquisition Manager
Creospan Inc.
w: 847-598-1095
c: 224-234-8022
www.creospan.com
jimmy.bradley@creospan.com

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Manager of RAN Operations Engineering

Location/City   : TX - Dallas
Recruiter Email : jimmy.bradley@creospan.com

Responsibilities :

• Manage RAN Operations group supporting department cost center financial targets, maintaining group and individual utilization/billability targets, and overseeing project execution and account interface responsibilities assigned to the group.
• Assist business development managers with support for proposals & technical presentations to prospective customers. Lead senior level direct reports in performing the product management.
• Must be technically competent in all engineering disciplines including network dimensioning, link-budget analysis, propagation analysis, frequency & capacity planning, drive testing data analysis, network optimization, network quality auditing and network acceptance.
• Communicating and deploying company policies, directives and strategies applicable to the engineering group.
• Contribute to the development of the Department Score Card and provide the managerial support required to meet or exceed score card targets.
• Support Director in managing operating budget and cost center performance
• Participate in employee development planning and competence build up based on market direction and technology changes resources dimensioning and resource planning
• Working with direct reports to ensure high level of motivation and employee satisfaction
• Lead Performance Management activities for direct reports and contribute assessments across the department to insure high level of performance within the department
• Promote knowledge sharing across the RAN organization
• Steers and manage fulfillment of customer commitment and insures customer satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge in tuning and optimization of GSM, WCDMA and/or CDMA networks to facilitate improving network integrity including addressing handover causes, dropped calls, handover success-rate improvement, etc.
• UTRAN /IP knowledge is a plus
• Good understanding of Business, Operations, Finance, and Processes.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• The ability to influencing subordinates and colleagues.
• A strong understanding of the Telecom Product and Services environment and future trends.
• Understanding of Project Management
• Excellent leadership skills. An individual that is driven by business excellence.
• Creativity and vision to establish a synergetic RAN Operations strategy that will differentiate Ericsson RAN services from the competition.
• Passion to stimulate and motivate the team to business excellence.
• 10+ years of technical experience in cellular/wireless RAN network engineering/operations.
• 5-8 years of line management experience in a fast paced, wireless operations environment.
• Experience must include team leadership and/or project management experience with wireless service providers, network OEMs or engineering service and design companies.
• Strong relationships with management in service provider companies is desirable.
• Candidate must be knowledgeable with all state-of-the-art wireless technologies.
• A confident, people oriented individual with a can do attitude is prerequisite.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering.

If you are qualified and interested with this position, please forward the most recent copy of your MS Word Resume. For further information about this position please contact :

Jimmy Bradley
Talent Acquisition Manager
Creospan Inc.
w: 847-598-1095
c: 224-234-8022
www.creospan.com
jimmy.bradley@creospan.com

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