Network Design & Planning Engineer

Job Description

As a Network Design & Planning Engineer at Nokia, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our 4G and 5G networks. Collaborating with a dynamic team of experts, you'll conduct in-depth network design and planning, driving innovative strategies to enhance performance and coverage. Your responsibilities will include capacity analysis, link budgeting, and feature design, ensuring our solutions meet customer requirements and exceed expectations. Embrace a fast-paced, collaborative work environment where you can lead projects, make impactful decisions, and communicate your findings to stakeholders. You will utilize state-of-the-art planning tools such as iBwave, NDE, and Netact, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing while contributing to significant advancements in network technology. Join us in revolutionizing connectivity and creating seamless experiences for users worldwide.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Lead network design and planning activities for 4G and 5G networks, including new software releases and feature enhancements.
• Conduct detailed coverage predictions and link budget analyses for indoor and outdoor RF design to meet customer requirements.
• Prepare and manage parameter workbooks, ensuring accurate mapping of features and KPIs from various vendors to Nokia standards.
• Perform capacity analysis and create high-level (HLD) and low-level designs (LLD) to optimize network efficiency.
• Utilize planning tools such as Netact, MantRay, NDE, and 9955 for effective network design implementation.
• Evaluate impacts of software changes on key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Present technical data and project updates to customers with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Provide informal guidance and support to team members, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Hands-on experience in Radio network technologies (2G, 3G, LTE, 5G SA and NSA)
• Proficiency in network design and coverage analysis for indoor and outdoor deployments
• Experience with planning tools: Netact, MantRay, NDE, 9955, and Mapinfo
• Ability to conduct capacity analysis and prepare high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)
  
  

It would be nice if you also had:

• Experience in delta analysis and mapping KPIs from different vendors
• Strong presentation and customer-facing skills
• Expertise in parameter workbooks and feature design
• A background in project leadership and independent decision-making
  
  

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

In Mobile Networks , our ambition is to become the trusted partner of choice for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), as well as for non-CSP entities in sectors like utilities, transportation, public services, and defense. We strive to deliver unbeatable customer experiences in wireless connectivity.