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Since 2000, CROSSLINK has been providing full suite of telecom infrastructure services to include site acquisition, RF design engineering, general contracting, A&L work, civil & construction management, electrical services and site maintenance to customers who value quality, diligence and resourcefulness as a trusted partner.
Our clients are major telecom operators and OEMs that are looking for any type of construction, maintenance or upgrade work. A proven leader in the wireless/telecommunications and electrical service industries, CROSSLINK is committed to executing every project with relentless accountability.
At CROSSLINK, we pride ourselves on excellence and safety, ensuring all employees take the necessary precautions to protect themselves, our customers, and the environment surrounding them. We are fully committed to each of our customers and exceeding their goals and objectives.

LTE RF Optimization Engineer 

Locations are Naperville, IL, Murray Hill, NJ, Dallas, TX, Herndon, VA and others
Must have knowledge about LTE/VoLTE technology, LTE network architecture, 3GPP standards; Additionally, experience in supporting RF deployments with US-based cellular operators preferred; 3G knowledge of eCSFB issues required. 
Must have a minimum of 5-years work experience in RF Optimization for LTE / UMTS / GSM/ CDMA / EV-DO. 
Must have at least total 3-years of recent hands-on experience working on any vendors LTE and/or VoLTE RF optimization or network performance management functions including trending, analysis, monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting. 
Desirable to have experience working with NetAct OSS in alarm management, performance management and parameter configuration management. Hands on knowledge of  ALU LTE TDD and FDD parameters. Experience with Alcatel-Lucent OSS (SAM) is a plus. 
Must have experience with LTE parameters, KPI counters, Operational Performance Indicator (OPI) counters, LTE power management, Carrier Aggregation, and associated call scenarios. Skills to review daily KPI reports and identify sites with performance degradation issues is required. 
Must have deep experience in network performance components and troubleshooting. Network performance problem detection and solution methods, e.g., throughput issues, connection drops, blocks, etc. Have knowledge of  tools including PNM, ALU NPO, NetAct RS, etc. creating reports and deep dive counter based analysis. 
Desirable to have knowledge in RF Optimization Layer 3 analysis experience using tools similar to ACTIX. 
Must have knowledge of running traces for troubleshooting/analysis. Must have knowledge of the various drive testing equipment such as JDSU/RAN Advisor, Nemo, TEMS, X-cal, Windcatcher and FalconSmart 
Plus: Have expertise in troubleshooting to perform tasks such as resetting an eNB/RRH, changing a parameter, run WO, updating the yang file, alarms, RSSI issues 
Should have an understanding of Radio Resource Management functionalities, e.g., handover control, admission controls, capacity management, etc. 
Plus: Have hands on knowledge of monitoring site alarms, doing health check status of sites, and resolve alarms 
Desirable to have understanding & exposure to RF design (link budget inputs, propagation models), optimization, PLANET, ATOLL and performance tools. 

MS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or other related Engineering. Bachelors with 7 or more years of experience also acceptable 
Strong teamwork, discipline to follow process, good communication and documentation skills 
Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel (formulas, running macros), MS PowerPoint and UNIX 

Vik Salvatore

Tel: (973) 582-3458

Email: VSalvatore(@)crosslinkwireless.com