Network Engineer (Early Career)
Ericsson · Plano, TX
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Jul 1, 2026
Plano, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career network engineering role focused on RAN optimization for 4G, 5G, and emerging wireless technologies. Day-to-day work spans carrier launches, single-site verification, drive testing, KPI tracking, and RF troubleshooting, alongside building generative AI tools and automated workflows to improve engineering efficiency. Suits candidates with a relevant technical degree and some grounding in RF optimization or RAN performance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Network Engineer (RAN Optimization)' with no seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The posting explicitly targets 'early-career professionals' and states 2 years of RF/RAN experience is 'highly desirable' rather than required, so the actual requirements support a Mid-level band.
The 2-year experience figure is framed as 'highly desirable' and not a hard gate ('early-career candidates with strong potential are encouraged to apply'), so the overall years minimum is set to 2 as the soft floor implied, but the role could accept less.
4G/5G knowledge is listed under the required skills section ('The skills you bring') with firm language; 6G is mentioned only in job duties context and is not listed as a candidate requirement.
Python, Tableau, and Power BI appear under 'The skills you bring' but are qualified with 'Familiarity with' and 'or similar platforms', making them preferred rather than hard gates. Tableau and Power BI are treated as interchangeable alternatives.
Generative AI tools development is listed as a job duty ('What you will do'), not under candidate requirements — marked preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided; the posting only states the salary is location- and experience-dependent.
The role requires up to 25% domestic travel; it is not remote.
SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used because RAN/RF optimization engineering is a specialized telecom network engineering discipline that does not map cleanly to Software Developers (15-1252) or Network/Systems Admins (15-1244); 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up given the Generative AI and automation development duties.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): RF optimization.
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