Solution Architect

Our client, one of the world’s leading telecom companies is interviewing immediately for a Solution Architect / RAN Design Lead with experience on Ericsson Radio products. The successful candidate will be responsible to lead RAN Design activities for the deployment of this client’s LTE / 5G RAN solutions into the customer’s Radio Access Network. This candidate must have previous experience in the UK or Europe with one of the following client’s/projects – Huawei / Ericsson / Nokia / Vodafone / EE / O2 / 3UK / MBNL / NEC / Liberty Global / Virgin Media / MLL Telecom / Mono Consultants. Job summary We are now looking for a Senior RAN Solution Architect who will be responsible for analyzing, designing and developing commercially viable RAN Solutions for our customers in UK. As a Solution Architect you will also be you will also be responsible for providing profitable business for this client by translating customer needs, and technology opportunities into detailed technical offerings, solutions and proposals. In this role you will be responsible for High Level Solution Design of the the client’s RAN for our customer’s network in UK. This role is responsible for producing all customer specific High Level Design documentation, detailing the RAN Site configurations to be deployed, based on the high level solutions proposed by our pre-sales solutions team. You will have specialist skills in RAN Design & RBS Site Engineering and will be the main point of contact towards the Customer and the client’s internal stakeholders with regards to all RAN Design issues. The role is related primarily to the client’s Radio Products, RAN Software, Features, but also can include Site Infrastructure, Rigging & Antenna Line, In-Building solutions, RAN Controllers. Responsible for adapting and evolving the processes, standards, methods and tools within the service family Civil Works and Site Engineering This role is suited to candidates with major vendor RAN Design experience Responsibilities Lead the RAN Design activities for deployment of the client’s LTE & 5G RAN solutions into customer’s Radio Access Network Acting as RAN Design Lead within the Programme, with close interaction with Customer’s technical counterparts and the client’s stakeholders, ensuring deployable solutions are in place to meet objectives of the project You will be responsible for producing and updating the High Level Solution Designs for RAN Site Configurations to be deployed in the customer’s network, for new sites and swaps. You will be responsible for applying the generic RAN configurations & BoM which have been agreed by the pre-sales solution lead, into the customer specific configurations/BoM in the High Level Design Prepare HLD (High Level Description) documents including product descriptions, configurations, diagrams (Nodes Layouts on Baseband/Radio levels) and connectivity diagrams showing details connections between baseband/radio modules Make changes and updates to the RAN HLD during the lifecyle of the project Propose and develop solutions to enable rollout and upgrade of LTE and 5G to all customer site types Support the New Product Introduction, provide solution support to lab testing team for new solutions, and FSI (First Site Integration) of new products into the customer network. Provide support to the KAM, programme and presales solutions team on RAN Solutions, for customer change requests, pre-sales opportunities and RFI/RFP Act as the prime interface to the project delivery team and customer to answer questions and provide solutions to issues related to products and configurations within the RAN HLD Work closely with Site Engineering Lead and provide support on new/updated configurations and solutions in the RAN HLD, to ensure that the HLD is translated into all the necessary Low Level Site Engineering/Installation Engineering documentation, ensuring methods and procedures are in place for smooth and successful rollout of the RAN. As a Solution Architect in this key position in the programme, you will be expected to identify add-on sales and business growth opportunities into the customer account You will be working on RBS Solutions using the latest ERS products, Radio, Baseband, and also Site Solutions, structures, enclosures, power, cooling, for Macro and Small Cell scenarios. Implement local delivery process – Create local Engineering process adapted from global process, agree with customer on ways of working, and handover into roll out organisation (eg. build, integration) Organise and prioritise all work against the site rollout and New Product Introduction plans Radio System :- Translate high level solution designs into Low Level Design documentation suitable for use by implementation teams Radio Infrastructure:- Design of Ericsson Radio Solution ensuring the solution cane be deployed customer’s cabinets or site footprint. Produce innovative solutions to deploy Ericsson Radio onto customer RBS sites. Produce Ericsson specific solution designs, design documentation, supporting documents (design guidelines, planning guidelines, gating guidelines etc) Review, comment & assess the impact of customer technical documentation, designs, design guidelines, installation guides. Interpretation of customer's requirements and inclusion of key points into Ericsson specific designs and guidelines. Produce and maintain the design for installation of Ericsson RAN into the customer test lab Assess all HW, SW & feature compatibility in production of RAN Design Support for lab testing, trials and onsite with FSI (First Site Integration) / SSI (2nd Site Ingegration) where required Provide support into programme on RAN Designs during rollout phase. Antenna Line:- Design for customer Antenna System designs (Products include Massive-MIMO, Antennas, Feeder Systems, BiasTs, RF jumpers, TMAs, diplexors, splitters / combiners, RET and towers) Ensure design compliance (including Third Party Contractor compliance) with all Health & Safety, CDM, ICNIRP and any other legislative requirements Adapt Ericsson global methods and tools - Create RAN Bill of Materials for site deployments Manage documentation in structured manner. Agree with Customer on design rules in line with local industry standards, laws and regulations. Support Ericsson sourcing - Activities include Creating Scope of Work documents for Technical Competencies A least 8 years of RAN Design experience with Ericsson Radio products Site Engineering, Installation Engineering knowledge is beneficial Must have very good experience and knowledge of Ericsson Radio Products – the new Ericsson Radio System products ERS and older RBS6000 products. Knowledge and experience working on RAN Swap and RAN refresh projects Prepared to travel throughout the UK (eg. Reading, Newbury, Bristol, Slough, travel to customer RBS sites) Proven experience in producing RAN Design documents Academic Background Degree Level / HND in Technical Discipline or Relevant Technical Experience This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89845807