Job Title: Senior Engineer Radio Planning and Optimization
Organisation: ZTE Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
ZTE Corporation is a global leader in telecommunications and information technology. Founded in 1985 and listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company has been committed to providing innovative technologies and integrated solutions for global operators, government and enterprise, and consumers from over 160 countries across the globe. Serving over 1/4 of the global population, the company is dedicated to enabling connectivity and trust everywhere for a better future.
Job Summary: Prepare and execute regional proactive optimization and drive test plans based on clusters and predefined drive test routes
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise and attend to optimization routines tasks for the region
- Provide input to MTN’s annual site rollout plan for assigned region to achieve desired coverage, quality and capacity in a cost-effective way
- Produce work orders for upgrades in time and accurately
- Ensure that cell data is prepared accurately by ensuring that the new site checklist is adhered.
- Ensure that the planning tool is consistently updated to reflect the configurations on the live network.
- Propose and implement proposed parameter changes under the guidance of the Optimization Manager.
- Prepare regional drive test plans and produce related monthly reports
- Be in charge of change management for all radio parameters on nodes for respective region Participate in preparing new frequency plans for assigned region
- Monitor and optimize 2G, 3G, 4G, VOLTE and 5G, base cells in the region.
- Engagement/supervision of suppliers/subcontractors for 2G, 3G, 4G, VoLTE and 5G
- Using planning, configuration and optimization tools such as ASSET, U2020, OSS to design, plan, optimize and configure various network nodes on all technologies.
- Produce weekly and monthly statistics reports focused on performance of the 2G, 3G, 4G, VOLTE and 5G access networks
- Any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
- OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION (eg. age, sex, shift work, travel etc:
- The candidate should be willing to travel a lot performing drive tests and work for long hours
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Bsc Electrical Engineering/BSc. Telecom Engineering
- Must have a expert level knowledge of telecom with reasonable exposure in Radio Planning and Optimization, especially in wireless technologies like GSM, UMTS, LTE, VOLTE and NR.
- Have more than 5 years of experience in Optimization and Planning.
How to Apply:
If you believe you meet the above requirements, please forward your application with a detailed CV including present position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates, by close of business on 12th June -2026, to this email address; prossy.banangaki@zte.com.cn
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60