Required skills
communication skills to:
liaise with internal and external personnel on technical issues
work effectively within group
literacy skills to:
interpret technical documentation
prepare documents in agreed format
numeracy skills to:
take measurements
interpret results
PC skills to:
carry out desktop research
do word processing
use statistical data
planning and organisational skills to plan simulations to aid analysis
problem solving and contingency management skills to:
adapt testing procedures to requirements of particular sites
modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments
research skills to:
evaluate different types of technical data and compare with theoretical values and approved specifications
gather and record data from measurements
gather data, observe and analyse interfacing issues
task management skills to:
adhere to all safety requirements
work systematically with required attention to detail
technical skills to:
enable ’login‘ into cellular network elements for tests and analysis
recognise and interrogate cellular network elements alarms
recognise different transmission techniques
record fault conditions
select and use appropriate test equipment and practices to suit different network applications.
Required knowledge
allocations and bandwidth requirements of cellular systems
approved specifications
efficiency and system capacity given the spectrum allocation, number of channels required and Grade of Service
equipment subsystem diagnosis and repair procedures
features and differences between major frequency bands and their allocation of licenses
features and operating requirements of cellular test equipment
interworking with existing systems
key features of cellular mobile radio systems
major element functions of a mobile radio system
major frequency bands and their allocation of licenses
microcellular systems
minimising latency
network components and their functions
overview knowledge of transmission lines, transmitter and receiver architecture
radio spectrum in use, specifying restrictions and characteristics
radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic energy (EME) hazards
specific knowledge related to antenna performance and mobile components and their impact on mobile spectrum interference
spectrum efficiency
system configuration procedures
testing network components
the types of adjustments that need to be made when measuring cellular transmission
the types of networks that will influence the transmission either on the radio path and/or transmission line.