RAN Design Engineer - Indoor Solutions (or Indoor/DAS)

RAN Design Engineer - Indoor Solutions (or Indoor/DAS)

My client, a leading telecoms company is looking for an experienced RAN Design Specialist - Indoor Solutions. The role is responsible for creating bespoke indoor mobile network (RAN) designs for challenging and high-demand environments such as stadiums, transport hubs, tunnels, buildings, and major events. The role ensures reliable, high-quality 4G/5G service for their customers by delivering accurate, compliant, and timely indoor coverage solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design venue-specific RAN indoor solutions using design standards and processes.
• Select appropriate DAS, Neutral Host, Femto, and transmission technologies based on venue capacity, reliability, and cost requirements.
• Ensure all solutions use approved products from the NPI catalogue.
• Specify 4G/5G indoor solutions across licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
• Support network performance investigations related to KPIs or customer complaints.
• Maintain compliance with safety, statutory, and regulatory policies.
• Continuously improve design methodologies and internal processes.
• Contribute to Scope of Works documents for bespoke solutions.
• Support trials of new indoor technologies before wider rollout

Skills Needed

• Strong problem-solving abilities and willingness to challenge issues to deliver outcomes.
• Effective teamwork and collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.
• Broad knowledge of RAN architecture, coverage and capacity planning, and vendor technologies.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Analytical capability to evaluate data and build clear cases for change or improvement.
• Vendor management experience to ensure cost-effective, timely solution delivery

Experience Required

Mandatory

• 5+ years' experience in mobile RAN design.
• Proven experience with Nokia, Huawei, Ericsson, or DAS product-based design.

Preferred

• Experience managing relationships at all organisational levels.
• Background in major indoor RAN projects for airports, rail, MoD, ESN, etc.
• Experience with RAN upgrades or decommissioning.