Network Design & Planning Engineer

Overview

Network Design & Planning Engineer at Nokia

As a Radio Network Swap Project Lead, you will spearhead vital technology upgrades and vendor transitions within our Customer Services team, specifically focusing on NW Design & Optimisation. You will play a key role in ensuring our communications networks are flawlessly planned and executed, collaborating closely with engineering, operations, and our customers. This position is in a dynamic environment where innovation meets urgency, requiring you to analyze performance metrics and optimize network efficiency during high-impact swap projects. You will work with advanced planning tools, engaging in real-time problem-solving and strategic decision-making. Your contributions will directly enhance customer satisfaction and network reliability, making you an integral part of delivering cutting-edge telecommunications solutions and shaping the future of connectivity.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Lead and execute radio network swap projects, including technology upgrades and vendor transitions (e.g., Ericsson to Nokia).
• Develop High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) for medium-high complexity network requirements, capacity planning, network interface analysis, and provide overall engineering support.
• Use planning tools in Advanced Network Planning. Independently develop configuration files, capacity planning, network interface analysis and design, and provide engineering support based on ongoing traffic trends.
• Analyze and plan cell/site migration, ensuring coverage, capacity, and quality are preserved or improved post-swap.
• Conduct RF planning and performance analysis before and after swap activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and customer teams to develop and validate swap strategies and cutover plans.
• Verify parameter settings for the swapped network.
• Monitor KPIs and optimize network performance during and after the swap phase.
• Generate technical documentation and reports on swap progress, site acceptance, challenges, and solutions.

Key Skills And Experience

If you have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, or related field
• Strong working experience on Radio Access technologies (planning & optimization) and swap projects
• Independent level on Nokia 2G/3G/4G/SRAN & 5G parameters, counters, and KPIs
• Proficiency in drive test data analysis and network optimization tools
• In-depth troubleshooting capability from analysis of network statistics under tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams
• Experience with multi-vendor environments (Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson) is a strong plus

Nice-to-have

• Experience with 5G swap projects
• Familiarity with OSS platforms and Geosynthesis tool
• Scripting (e.g., Python, SQL)

About Us

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. We offer continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs, opportunities to join employee resource groups, mentoring programs, and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

We are committed to inclusion and are an equal opportunity employer. Nokia has been recognized for inclusion and equality by organizations such as Ethisphere, Bloomberg, and Workplace Pride Global Benchmark.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

In Mobile Networks, our ambition is to become the trusted partner of choice for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), and for non-CSP entities in sectors like utilities, transportation, public services, and defense. We strive to deliver unbeatable customer experiences in wireless connectivity.