RAN Deployment & Integration Engineer

RAN Deployment & Integration Engineer

Ericsson Private 5G | Indoor RAN and Radio Dot deployment

Location - Solihull, West Midlands

Contract - 6 months

Day rate - Competitive - dependent on experience

The opportunity

We are supporting a confidential customer project delivering an Ericsson Private 5G deployment within a major UK manufacturing environment. The assignment requires an experienced RAN engineer to support hardware deployment, commissioning, integration, acceptance testing and early-life stabilisation of an indoor RAN and Radio Dot solution.

Key responsibilities

• Install, inspect and verify Ericsson baseband units, indoor radio units and existing Radio Dots alongside the site delivery team.
• Validate grounding, power, cabling and GNSS synchronisation connectivity.
• Perform Day 0 and Day 1 commissioning activities through to visibility of the network controller, baseband units, indoor radio units and Radio Dots within the cloud network-management portal.
• Support network-controller-to-RAN integration and verify device registration.
• Validate radio configuration, operational status and SIM onboarding.
• Execute throughput, latency, mobility, handover, redundancy and failover testing.
• Support subscriber-data and SIM-provisioning validation, acceptance documentation and defect closure.
• Troubleshoot RAN hardware and integration issues, isolate faults and escalate OEM issues to the appropriate Ericsson support teams.
• Support network stabilisation, KPI reviews and issue resolution during hypercare.

Essential experience

• At least five years of Ericsson RAN engineering experience.
• Hands-on Ericsson baseband unit commissioning experience.
• Experience deploying and integrating indoor radio units and Radio Dot systems.
• Strong understanding of LTE and 5G RAN fundamentals.
• Experience supporting acceptance testing and formal network handover.
• Understanding of mobility and handover validation.

Desirable experience

• Experience with Ericsson Enterprise Private 5G solutions.
• Private network deployment experience within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of GNSS synchronisation.
• Experience supporting early-life network stabilisation and KPI reviews.

Key deliverables

• Baseband units and indoor radio units commissioned and integrated.
• Radio Dot verification completed.
• Acceptance testing supported through completion and defect closure.
• Mobility and handover readiness demonstrated.
• Deployment supported through stabilisation and operational handover.

Engagement details

• Initial 4-6 month contract, with potential for extension as the wider programme develops.
• Site-based delivery in Solihull within a manufacturing environment.
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate relevant hands-on delivery experience against the essential requirements.