Senior RAN Engineer

Vocus is seeking a Senior RAN Engineer to join our high‑performing Engineering team in our Mitcham Data Centre Location. In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering fixed and wireless engineering solutions across our existing and next‑generation communication networks. 

As a Senior RAN Engineer, you will play a key role in the end‑to‑end design, planning, deployment, and optimisation of radio and microwave networks—from concept through to commissioning. 

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work closely with the RAN Manager/Team Lead and collaborate across engineering, transmission, and core network teams to ensure the reliability, performance, and future readiness of Vocus’s wireless infrastructure.

Your responsibilities will also include;

Radio Access Network (RAN) Engineering

• Deploy, maintain, and optimise the RAN to ensure high availability and exceptional performance.
• Integrate and configure eNBs and gNBs across 4G and 5G technologies.
• Monitor radio KPIs, perform audits, analyse performance trends, and recommend parameter changes.
• Conduct drive testing and provide detailed RF analysis and reporting.
• Troubleshoot RAN‑related issues and support service restoration activities.

Network Planning & Design

• Perform detailed RF planning including coverage, capacity, and interference analysis.
• Conduct spectrum planning, link budgeting, and site selection across diverse environments.
• Ensure seamless integration of new macro, micro, and small cell sites with transmission and core networks.

Microwave Transmission

• Plan and design microwave (MW) links including path and frequency planning.
• Perform on‑site antenna alignment, acceptance testing, and MW performance optimisation.
• Monitor MW KPIs and ensure all transmission paths meet operational standards.
• Prepare link budget documentation and coordinate with vendors and field teams.

Performance, Optimisation & Capacity

• Monitor real‑time network analytics and KPIs to maintain peak network performance.
• Implement optimisation strategies to improve user experience and network efficiency.
• Manage capacity upgrades as traffic and user demands evolve.
• Support technology uplift programs (4G, 5G NSA/SA, and future technologies).

Innovation & Future Readiness

• Contribute to testing and adoption of next‑gen radio technologies such as:
• Massive MIMO
• Carrier Aggregation
• Open RAN
• Ensure Vocus remains at the forefront of wireless engineering standards and best practice.

What You’ll Bring to the role

• 3+ years’ proven experience in the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of LTE/RAN equipment.
• Proven experience deploying Private Wireless Networks within Australia. 
• Availability to travel for work occasionally 
• Proven experience using RF drive test tools such as TEMS or Nemo.
• Experience with RF planning tools including:
  • ATDI HTZ
  • Cambium Link Planner
• Strong technical capability in RF system support, troubleshooting, and optimisation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical, field, vendor, and project teams.
• Strong documentation, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Communications Engineering, or related discipline.

What We Offer 

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy: 

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture. 
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities. 
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment 
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers. 
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development. 
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective. 

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business. 

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives. 

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.  

About Us 

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.  

Ready to take the next step? 

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!  

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.   

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.