Senior RF Engineer

Company Summary
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business spans satellite television service, streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, 5G wireless consumer and commercial services, internet and other enterprise products.
Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.
Department Summary
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Job Duties and Responsibilities
Senior RF Engineer II sought by DISH Wireless, LLC in Roseland, New Jersey.
Perform RF design activities related to building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the US. Optimize the end-to-end RF design, propagation modeling and prediction, for deployment of Macro Cell deployment. Determine equipment and power configurations. Work with eNB/RAN and UE teams on RF solutions including modifications to RF link budgets on a per site level basis to meet operations requirements. Perform site candidate evaluation and selection as well as site walks. Work with RF Management to establish design criteria, link budget and traffic analysis as needed for network design and update existing performance parameters for ongoing improvements as required. Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals. Establish and maintain operational plans that will have an impact on the achievement of functional results. Develop solutions to complex RF Engineering issues that require the use of ingenuity and innovation.
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Requires Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Applications, or a closely related field plus 5 years of experience in job offered or as RF Engineer II/Engineer Network Engineering. Also requires 5 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Providing RF support to Site Acquisition and Site Construction teams. Cellular/Mobile Technology including 4G or 5G and NR theory.
• Macro and small cell nominal and final RF designs including development, operations, RF KPIs, and maintenance of RF link budgets for 3GPP technologies.
• Setting up, calibration, utilization and data processing of various LTE design and optimization equipment and software.
• Using propagation/planning tools such as Planet or Atoll.
• Using drive test data post-processing, map generation, frequency planning and interference matrix analysis and site database maintenance, using Windcatcher/Actix/Accuver.
• Equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators and performing inter-modulation and other external interference analysis.

Salary Ranges
Compensation: $177,736.00/Year
Benefits
Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.
Rate of Pay: $177,736.00
Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.
Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref: 2025-93434 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref: 2025-93433 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref: 2025-93434) to [email protected]. The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.