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# RAN Engineer

- **Company:** Matthew James Group Ltd
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £104,000.0 - £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Network Interface Controllers, Systems Integration, GNSS
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/ran-engineer/matthew-james-group-ltd-job107927337

## About the Role

* 5+ years' Ericsson RAN experience
 * Strong Ericsson BBU commissioning experience
 * Experience deploying or integrating IRUs and/or Ericsson Radio Dots
 * Good knowledge of LTE and 5G RAN
 * Experience supporting ATP / acceptance testing
 * Strong fault-finding and integration experience

## Description

Matthew James Group are supporting a client with a major private 5G deployment within a large manufacturing environment and are looking for an experienced RAN Deployment & Integration Engineer with a strong Ericsson background.

This is a hands-on deployment and commissioning role supporting the installation, integration, testing and stabilisation of an Ericsson Private 5G indoor RAN / Radio Dot System.

RAN Engineer

You will support deployment and commissioning activities across the private 5G network, including:

 * Installation and verification of Ericsson BBUs and IRUs
 * Inspection and validation of existing Ericsson Radio Dots
 * Verification of grounding, power, cabling and GNSS synchronisation
 * Day-0 / Day-1 commissioning activities
 * Network Controller to RAN integration
 * IRU and Radio Dot registration
 * Radio configuration and operational-status validation
 * SIM onboarding and provisioning support
 * Throughput and latency testing
 * Mobility and handover testing
 * Redundancy and failover testing
 * ATP / acceptance testing and defect closure
 * Troubleshooting BBU, IRU, Radio Dot and radio integration issues, In return the RAN Engineer will get the chance to work for an amazing company offering an initial 4-6 month contract with the possibility of further extension.


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