RF Engineer II

Company Summary

DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Department Summary

Our Wireless Technology team is transforming the future of connectivity by building and enhancing the country’s first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. Our network is free of the limitations of the past, and flexible to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing world.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

RF Engineer II, RAN sought by DISH Wireless, LLC in Plano, TX.

Responsible for end to end RF design, propagation modeling and prediction and support of site deployment efforts. Responsible for the following duties: (i) establish design criteria, system dimensioning, link budget and traffic analysis as needed for network design; (ii) CW (Continuous Wave) Measurements Classification and Preparation - Reviewing CW measurements, CW antenna patterns, checking locations (pictures, Google Earth), confirming geodata for AOI (Area of Interest); (iii) Model Tuning in Planet - matching real drive test measurements with predicted results and optimizing Planet prediction tool; (iv) Project Preparation - review pre-qualified assets list, confirming antenna files, updating traffic maps, confirming in detail geodata for AOI (Area of Interest) that is being designed; (v) use ACP - Automatic Cell Planning - Tool to run multiple design scenarios; (vi) Optimization - Engineer will run multiple scenarios above and suggest the optimal design related to maximizing population and areas covered while minimizing number of assets used; (vii) validation of the results and design review preparation and presentation to EVPs; and (viii) design adjustments and On-Going Site Deployment Support.

Skills, Experience And Requirements

Requires Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electronic or Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related field plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience as RF Engineer or related role. Also requires 5 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators and experience performing inter-modulation analysis along with any other external interference analysis
• Cellular/Mobile Technology proficiency in 4G/5G and NR theory and practical experience
• Macro small cell nominal, and final RF designs including development, operations, and RF KPIs.
• RF link budgets for 3GPP technologies, ORAN standards, and antenna theory
• Cellular/Mobile Technology theory.
• Setting up, calibration, utilization and data processing of various LTE/5G NR designs, including optimization equipment and software (XCAL, XCAP, and Windcatcher).
• Drive test equipment, processes, and interpreting results of the collected information.
• Core network functions (DU, CU, RU, EMS, PaaS, IP Networks) and analyzing/identifying and resolving complex issues.
• At least one of the common industry propagation/planning tools (PlanetEV, Atoll, or IBWave) and experience with model calibrations.
  
  

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $147,597.00/Year

Benefits

Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.

Rate of Pay: $147,597.00

Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.

Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref:2025-93416 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref:2025-93415 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref:2025-93416) to tasharedservices@dish.com. 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.

DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America's First Smart Network.