Network Design & Planning Engineer Amadora

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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 set 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 immerse yourself in 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 our mission to deliver cutting‑edge telecommunications solutions.

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 HLD/LLD for medium‑high complexity network requirements, capacity planning, network interface analysis, and provide overall engineering support.
• Use planning tools in Advanced Network Planning. Consult and independently develop configuration files, capacity planning, network interface analysis and design, and overall 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 and site acceptance, challenges, and solutions.

Key Skills And Experience – Required

• 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.

Key Skills And Experience – Preferred

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

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together. Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

What we offer

• Continuous learning opportunities.
• Well‑being programs to support you mentally and physically.
• Opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equality

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal‑opportunity employer. We receive several recognitions for our commitment to inclusion & equality, including being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, Gender‑Equality Index by Bloomberg and Workplace Pride Global Benchmark. We respect the uniqueness of all people and make employment decisions regardless of protected characteristics.