Senior Manager-Network Planning

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
Senior Manager-Network Planning sought by DISH Wireless LLC in Littleton, Colorado.
Provide consistency and guidelines for the market RF optimization engineers. Support RF Engineers in the optimization of the DISH 5G wireless network in the markets. Tune the threshold and other parameters for optimal performance. Analyze device logs to provide inputs to the RF team to reduce neighbor cell interference and improve signal quality. Collection and analysis of existing KPI information through field testing. Define and execute trials in "golden clusters" to validate the features that will be part of the network roadmap. Elaborate and create FOA's with ORAN vendors. Develop and share documentation on system testing activities such as feature validation, test description documentation, parameter optimization, performance analysis, test strategy creation and problem troubleshooting. Create complex engineering algorithms and software tools for 5G open RAN network capacity planning. Formulate and execute 5G open RAN capacity planning strategies. Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to disseminate knowledge to direct reports and Dish wireless. Define RAN capacity thresholds and conduct performance optimization. Collaborate with teams to refine network deployment plans based on capacity analysis.
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Requires Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Wireless Systems Engineering, or a closely related field. 7 years of experience (5 year of which must be progressive, post-baccalaureate experience) in job offered, as RF Engineer, or similar role.
Also requires 3 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Open RAN LLD and HLD and dimensioning for system elements including RU, vDU, and vCU
• 4G or 5G RAN virtualization design including COTS servers design.

Also requires 7 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Working with open RAN solutioning, Mobile Network Radio Frequency design, Data Analytics and software applications development, and Mobile network Radio frequency optimization.
• 4G or 5G Mobile Radio Frequency Network design utilizing 3GPP.
• Coverage & Frequency Planning using Mentum Planet, Forsk Atoll, MapInfo Professional, QGIS, ArcGIS, or other frequency planning tools.

Also requires 5 years of work experience with/using the following (which may have been gained concurrently):

• Proficiency with PowerBI, Tableau and Qlik.
• Proficiency with QXDM, QCAT, XCAL-M, XCAP-M and Wireshark for analysis and Vendor`s specific EMS for counters monitoring and KPIs optimization.

Also requires Certified Amazon - AWS Cloud Practitioner and Project Management Professional (PMP). Certifications can be expired.
Domestic travel up to 10% of the time anywhere in the US including Hawaii and Guam since we are nationwide coverage network. Expected trips at least 5 per year.
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $200,000.00/Year
Benefits
Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.
Rate of Pay: $200,000.00
Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.
Apply at careers.dish.com. Ref: 2025-91318 if applying externally through careers.dish.com; Ref: 2025-91319 if applying internally. May also apply by emailing resume with (Ref: 2025-91318 ) 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.