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# RAN Engineer

- **Company:** Matthew James Group Ltd
- **Location:** Hurley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Network Interface Controllers, Systems Integration, GNSS
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/ran-engineer/49822532

## About the Role

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 RAN Engineer You should have: 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 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. WKCL1_UKTJ

## Description

RAN Engineer Location: West Midlands Contract: Initial 4 - 6 months Rate: £400 £500per day, depending on experience 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


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