Senior Wireless Engineer Stadiums

Our client is seeking a Senior Wireless Engineer (Stadiums) Contract due to run until January 2026 initially and the base location for this role will be Reading but will require other travel.The candidate will need a deep understanding of the latest 802.11 Wi-Fi standards, have existing experience working on complex, large scale High-Density (HD) Wi-Fi deployments,ideally within a Stadium or Arena environment.

Must hold deep experience with WI-FI

You'll need to have:

• BSc or BEng degree in Computer Science or related field or work experience equivalent ·
• Hands-on experience with one or more Wi-Fi and network vendor's equipment such as Extreme Networks, Cisco, Juniper, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, etc
• Extensive experience within wireless network engineering, data communications fields, Wireless/Mobility/Cellular networks and Networking/Internetworking devices, protocols and operating systems
• Demonstrate expertise in network design, ability to lead a Wi-Fi and network design-related discussion with leading questions to fully vet a customer's requirements
• Demonstrated expertise in network implementation, including configuration of W-Fi controllers, access-points, switches and routers, across a variety of network technologies including; VLANS, IP Addressing, Routing Protocols, Security and Management functions
• Demonstrated expertise with industry survey tools and techniques

Even better if you have:

• Experience of developing Stadium RF designs, RF propagation modelling, site surveys at Stadium locations with tools such as Ekahau & AirMagnet
• Data collection, troubleshooting, interference analysis, and High-Density RF optimization
• Demonstrated expertise in solution design ability to lead a design related discussion with leading questions to fully vet a customer's requirements and develop a proposed design fulfilling said requirements, identify potential impacts of a given design recommendation, knowledge of other technologies and their network requirements/impact, ability to produce comprehensive yet understandable technical documentation (design document, diagrams, etc.).
• Demonstrate expertise in electrical engineering and construction techniques.
• Demonstrated communication and relational skills - able to form a trusted advisor relationship with a customer, able to listen and guide a technical discussion, able to clearly articulate complex topics.

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.