Location: Suzhou
 
Job Summary:
 
This position sits within the Service Area Network Design and Optimisation (SA NDO) Strategic Competence Unit (SCU), a highly experienced globally exposed team at Ericsson. You will be working at the cutting edge of technology (5G, ML) and will be involved with projects in many diverse global locations.In this role, you will be a subject matter expert (SME) and a go-to person in the field of Radio Network Design and Optimisation. Although this position is based in Suzhou you will be required to travel to Ericsson and Customer sites around the world, for both short and long duration assignments. You will be engaged with 5G pre-sales, service delivery, business and service development by working along with Market Area (MA) and Product Development Units (PDU).
 
Responsibilities &Tasks:
 
Pre-sales:
Work with Core 3 team to develop and construct value argumentation
Lead discussion with Customers (Technical Staff and Senior Management), understand customer requirements
Engage business stakeholders in understanding potential technologies capabilities
Design solutions that are scalable, robust and cost effective that fulfils operators' technical and business requirements considering E2E impacts
Propose solutions, develop and present technical presentations and proposals
Support product and delivery teams to ensure designed solutions are developed and deployed to meet objectives
Work under tight time schedules
 
Service delivery:
Design 5G network for customer requirement
Demonstrate exceptional 5G network performance to the customer in trials and initial network deployments in collaboration with MA & PDU
Manage customer expectations, implementation of customer solutions within agreed time, scope and cost.
Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing
Product Development Unit (PDU) & Service Area NDO (SA NDO)
Work with PDU to develop NDO related features
Support PDU by ensuring superior 5G network performance during trials and proof of concept.
Provide ideas and suggestions to Product Management to further improve/add/modify existing offerings within the NDO portfolio

Expected behavior:
Developing others and sharing knowledge.
Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure and learn independently.
Innovation and proactive attitude
Good presentation, time management and leadership skills & ability to work with diverse backgrounds
Result oriented with focus on customer satisfaction and project delivery
Good inter personal skills and relationship development with customer.
Market insight, up to date with new developments in related technologies and products
Financial understanding
 
Minimum Qualifications:

The successful applicant must have a blend of skills required to contribute to the Radio Network Consulting team in pre-sales and delivery processes, use of consulting methodology and development of the technical expertise across a team of people
Degree in Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunications Engineering or IT.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Mandarin
Minimum 7 years of experience in Solution Architect role
Network Design and Optimisation experience
Deep technical RAN knowledge (5G & LTE)
Flexibility for travel globally
Experienced in using the following radio network design and optimisation tools
Capacity and Dimensioning Tools (RNPT, ENCP)
RF Cell Planning Tools (Planet, Atoll)
Drive test Tools (TEMS Investigation, Nemo)
Proven track record of leading teams to successful project outcomes
Expertise in one or more of the following areas:5G, Internet of Things (IoT). Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML & AI) applied to NDO services and App Experience Optimization