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 organization is at the forefront of transforming connectivity for the future. We're pioneering the development of the nation's first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from the ground up. This network represents the cornerstone of a truly connected world, unbound by the constraints of the past and adaptable to meet the diverse and evolving needs of our rapidly changing society, economy and technology landscape.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
RF Engineer II sought by DISH Wireless L.L.C. in Nashville, TN
Perform RF design activities related to building the first standalone 5G broadband network in the US. Optimize the end-to-end RF design, propagation modeling and prediction, for deployment of Macro Cell Deployment; Determine equipment and power configurations; Work with eNB/RAN and UE teams on RF solutions including modifications to RF link budgets on a per site level basis to meet operations requirements; perform site candidate evaluation and selection as well as site walks; Work with RF Management to establish design criteria, link budget and traffic analysis as needed for network design and update existing performance parameters for ongoing improvements as required; Manage projects and processes; Coach and review the work of lower level professionals; and coordinate cell site call testing and optimization drive activities and troubleshoot cell site issues as they impede signing off on all tests passing in the market. Employee may be required to travel approximately 25% within Tennessee and to Kentucky and the central region.
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Requires: Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field plus 3 years of experience in job offered or RF/Network Engineer or similar role. Also requires 3 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Providing RF support to Site Acquisition and Site Construction teams
• Cellular/Mobile Technology in 4G or 5G and NR theory
• Macro and small cell nominal and final RF designs including development, operations, RF KPIs, and maintenance of RF link budgets for 3GPP technologies
• Setting up, calibration, utilization and data processing of various LTE design and optimization equipment and software
• Propagation/planning tools such as Planet or Atoll and experience with model calibrations
• Drive test data post-processing, map generation, frequency planning and interference matrix analysis and site database maintenance, using Windcatcher, or Actix or Accuver
• Data analytics tools and skilled in development languages for data automation such as Power BI, Tableau, Python, VS code, and VB Macros
• In Building Design
• Device/UE testing under lab and/or commercial environment to run test cases for feature verification

Salary Ranges
Compensation: $107,266.26/Year
Benefits
Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.
Rate of Pay: $107,266.26/Year
Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.
Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref: 2025-92105 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref: 2025-92104 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref: 2025-92105 ) to [email protected]. 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.