Access Network Planning Engineer at Equinix Nigeria

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Access Network Planning Engineer

Job Code:  JR-160930
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos 
Job type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Access Network Planning Engineer will oversee the design of Access network using various transmission media, ensuring cost effective solutions and innovative approach to network planning.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordination of site/TSS surveys for PoPs, MW links, equipment cabinets and tower deployment.
• Generate detailed microwave link engineering document using Pathloss & other planning tools to meet set KPI’s.
• Overall project planning, delivering, and updating on Project milestones through out project.   
• Ensure that accurate scope of work is issued to contractors to aid quick project delivery.
• Provide support as required on last mile connections, involving MW radios and GPON.
• Keep inventory/database of all deployed MW Radios & GPON links in the network.
• Ensure strict regulatory compliance in the use of assigned frequency Channels and bands both in the licensed and unlicensed Frequency spectrums.
• Prepare biannual deployed MW Radio links database to be submitted to the regulator (NCC) on agreed due dates. 
• Provide the required support to escalated issues from field support team.
• Carry out frequency interference checks with Spectrum Analyser as at when required.
• Review and validate BoM share by OEMs to ensure conformity to RFP ‘s.
• Work periodical with technical sale/ Pricing to conduct PoP profitability Analysis.
• Optimize Access network links from time to time for operational efficiency.

Qualifications/Skills

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or related discipline.
• At least 1-3 years post NYSC related experience
• Ability to interpret topography, network design maps and CAD Designs
• Knowledge of Microwave Radios, GPON Technology and fibre optic transmission networks.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good Time management skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• May be required to travel out of station on a very short notice.
• Demonstrate understanding of telecommunication industry standards (ITU-T, ITU-R ANSI/ETSI etc).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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