RF Design Engineer, In Building

Key Responsibilities

• Develop RF system designs for in-building wireless systems including DAS and operator-grade small cell networks to meet carrier coverage, capacity, and signal quality requirements.
• Perform RF modeling, propagation analysis, and system performance predictions using industry-standard tools such as iBwave, Atoll, Planet, or equivalent platforms.
• Design antenna layouts, signal distribution architecture, equipment selection, and system configurations for multi-carrier deployments.
• Validate RF system performance against carrier-defined KPIs including RSSI/RSRP, SINR, throughput, interference levels, and coverage targets.
• Support system troubleshooting and optimization to ensure systems meet required performance thresholds.
• Ensure RF designs meet wireless carrier engineering standards, deployment guidelines, and compliance requirements.
• Review and validate RF design packages prior to submission to carriers, neutral-host providers, or enterprise clients.
• Maintain working knowledge of evolving carrier spectrum allocations, frequency bands, and technology requirements (LTE, 5G, CBRS, etc.).
• Address carrier review comments and ensure technical documentation meets submission requirements.
• Support design validation to ensure system architecture meets operator acceptance criteria.
• Manage RF design data and updates within carrier engineering databases and third-party design platforms.
• Maintain accurate system configuration data, RF parameters, and equipment information across required databases.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency between internal systems and carrier databases throughout the project lifecycle.
• Update system parameters and documentation to reflect design revisions, engineering changes, and field modifications.
• Support internal reporting related to RF design status, system readiness, and performance metrics.
• Provide RF design expertise in support of sales engineering and business development initiatives.
• Develop conceptual RF system designs and coverage strategies for new opportunities and client proposals.
• Aid in defining technical scope, preliminary system architecture, and bill-of-materials development.
• Collaborate with engineering and sales teams to develop technically compliant and cost-effective wireless solutions.
• Support technical discussions and design presentations during pre-sales engagements when required.
• Prepare RF design documentation including predictive coverage maps, antenna layouts, signal level heatmaps, system schematics, and equipment specifications.
• Produce RF design packages suitable for internal review, client approval, and carrier submission.
• Maintain version control and documentation of RF design revisions.
• Support development of accurate as-built RF documentation following installation and commissioning.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–7 years of experience in RF design for in-building wireless systems, DAS, or small cell networks.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals including propagation, signal quality, interference, and network performance metrics.
• Experience using RF design tools such as iBwave, Atoll, Planet, or equivalent modeling platforms.
• Experience designing systems that comply with major wireless carrier standards and technical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience designing systems utilizing DAS platforms from ADRF, Corning, CommScope, JMA, or SOLiD.
• Experience designing operator-grade small cell solutions from Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, or Airspan/SpiderCloud.
• Experience supporting multi-carrier and neutral-host in-building deployments.
• Familiarity with carrier engineering databases and design submission platforms.
• Experience supporting technical proposals and sales engineering activities.

Pay

Salary of $90-130k. Pay commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• 401K