Skylo Technologies - Principal Network Engineer, Planning & Performance

• Perform satellite beam and RF planning. • Lead Earth Station planning and dimensioning. • Lead Core network planning and dimensioning. • Lead Cloud Application planning and dimensioning. • Develop network performance & optimisation guidelines for Non-Terrestrial networks. • Create technical specifications, engineering plans, and documentation with detailed designs for network elements. • Optimize existing networks and services for cost-efficiency, performance, and scalability. • Conduct proof-of-solutions to validate technical proposals. • Drive continuous improvement loops with Operations & Implementation teams. • Conduct periodic trend analyses for capacity and other metrics. • Lead a small team of engineers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development. • Oversee project deliverables and ensure alignment with team and company goals. • What We Look For • What We Look For • Experience in network design and planning, with a strong background in cellular telecommunications preferably acquired within a mobile network operator or within a vendor providing equipment and services to a mobile network operator. • Experience with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) is highly preferred. • Proven ability to perform traffic forecasting and resource planning. • Demonstrated expertise in defining KPI frameworks, baselines, and thresholds. • Strong background in telecom standards, with a focus on satellite and mobile network systems. • Experience with 3GPP standards, cloud-native architectures, and network virtualization (SBI, vRAN). • Strong analytical skills to conduct KPI framework analysis, capacity planning, and optimization. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating detailed technical documentation and presenting solutions. • Hands-on experience with LTE eNodeB and 5G gNodeB • Hands-on experience with EPC Core and 5G Core. • Hands-on experience with Cloud technologies such as Virtual Machines, Docker, Kubernetes. • Excellent understanding of 3gpp specifications related to RRC & NAS procedures for Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial networks. • Excellent understanding of end-to-end LTE and 5G call flows e.g. for SMS delivery, VoLTE, VoNR. • Excellent understanding of inbound and outbound roaming architectures. • Good understanding of end-to-end network protocols based on IP and Non-IP PDNs carried over telecom infrastructure. • Previous experience managing or mentoring engineers.