Associate RF Engineer

External Crown Castle Careers • Edison Twp, NJ

6d • $73,900 - $101,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

Using sound engineering principles and planning tools, this entry level position supports the RF Engineering team's activities for sales support, design engineering (Small Cells and iDAS), construction technical support, system testing and optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Required of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• 0 - 2 Less than two (2) years RF engineering experience or equivalent Required

Responsibilities

• In support of Senior RF Engineers and/or RF Engineers create iDAS and Small Cell network designs to include system equipment selection such as antennas, passive RF conditioning products and active electronics.
• In support of Senior RF Engineers and/or RF Engineers produce and document RF predictions and link budgets for design approvals.
• Assist the construction teams’ efforts by ensuring detailed scopes of work (SOW), processes, procedures, and test plans.
• Development software proficiency with industry standard RF propagation modeling tools such as iBwave and Atoll.
• Directly responsible for updating system databases including but not limited to Small Cell Geographic Information System (SCGIS) and Asset Management System (AMS).
• Participate in field testing activities such as evaluating existing RF environment (Benchmarking) and Continuous Wave (CW) propagation analysis.
• Participate in the analyzation of field-testing results and the preparation of customer documentation.
• Familiarity with various types of test equipment such as power meter, spectrum analyzer, pilot scanner and test mobile system (TEMS) devices.
• Assist with RF and fiber testing, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to review and approve various construction contractor provided field test results such as PIM, VSWR and DTF.
• A firm understanding of link budgets, calculated noise figures, and intermodulation products.
• Basic knowledge of radio wave propagation fundamentals, antenna theory, and optical transmission medium.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
• Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
• New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
• Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
• Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
• Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
• 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday.
• All offices provide free beverages and snacks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees