In-Building RF Design Engineer

Contract: Contract for Service

Duration: 3 months

Location: Horsham, West Sussex (some remote working, but commuting to Horsham is also required)

We’re looking for a contractor to support our In-Building Design work!

Project Overview

Metricell is looking for an experienced RF Planning Engineer to support the delivery of in-building wireless network design projects using iBwave/Ranplan or equivalent tools.

Working as part of our engineering team, you will be responsible for producing high-quality RF designs for commercial, enterprise and public venue environments. You’ll work on LTE and 5G indoor coverage solutions, delivering professional RF planning outputs for customer projects.

This role is suited to an experienced contractor who can work independently and contribute from day one.

Scope of Work

The successful contractor will be responsible for:

• Designing in-building wireless coverage solutions for LTE and 5G networks, including DAS, small-cell and digital indoor systems.
• Producing RF designs using Ranplan, iBwave or equivalent indoor propagation modelling tools.
• Creating coverage predictions, capacity analysis and interference studies.
• Performing link budget calculations and determining optimal equipment placement.
• Analysing architectural floorplans and construction materials to model indoor propagation accurately.
• Designing solutions across multiple frequency bands including 700, 800, 1800, 2100, 2600 and 3500 MHz.
• Producing detailed RF design documentation, including equipment layouts and design specifications.
• Working closely with deployment and project teams to ensure designs are practical and deliverable.
• Supporting post-installation validation, optimisation and performance analysis where required.
• Providing technical input during customer design reviews and project delivery.

Required Experience

Applicants should demonstrate experience in:

• RF planning and design of indoor cellular networks.
• Ranplan, iBwave or equivalent RF planning software.
• Indoor RF propagation modelling.
• DAS, small-cell or digital indoor radio systems.
• LTE and 5G radio technologies.
• Link budgets, coverage modelling and capacity planning.
• Reading and interpreting architectural drawings.
• Producing customer-ready technical documentation.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with indoor small-cell platforms.
• Familiarity with RF survey and measurement tools.
• Experience of neutral-host or multi-operator indoor systems.
• Understanding of transport networks, fibre and PoE infrastructure.
• Knowledge of optimisation techniques and network performance KPIs.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience delivering indoor RF design projects.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• and small cell systems is beneficial.