RAN Digital Twin Researcher

Ericsson AB Join our Team About this opportunity: As the pioneering tech firm that revolutionized the mobile world, with over 60,000 patents to our name, Ericsson is committed to shaping the future of technology. By joining our team, you’ll be empowered to learn, lead, and excel, contributing to groundbreaking advancements in mobile communications. Ericsson Research develops new communication solutions and standards. The organization is responsible for providing Ericsson with world-class system concepts, technology innovations, and research methodology. Network digital twins are a transformative tool in research for future radio access networks and applications. They enable simulations of 5G-Advanced and 6G network performance with unprecedented accuracy, allowing for illustrative visualization of performance metrics at both the network and consumer level in ways that were previously impossible. This powerful technology offers new insights into the capabilities and potential of modern networks. In this role, you'll focus on creating cutting-edge digital representations of physical environments—like buildings and streets—and simulating the interactions of radio networks and user devices within these spaces. You'll leverage state-of-the-art tools and technologies to refine and automate our digital twin pipeline, transforming complex data into actionable insights. From generating and synchronizing network digital twins using diverse data sources to visualizing and analyzing results, you'll be at the forefront of technological advancement and contribute to Ericsson’s technology strategy. You will collaborate with industry experts and use cutting-edge solutions to make a tangible impact on network modeling and analysis. We welcome newly graduated candidates or those with a few years of experience to apply. If you're passionate about innovation and eager to contribute to transformative projects, we want you on our team! What you will do: * Ensure technology leadership and profitable business for Ericsson by contributing to Ericsson’s RAN digital twins modeling tools and performance evaluations. * Identify new opportunities for state-of-the-art RAN simulations and implement solutions to enable best practice evaluations of use cases and scenarios (e.g., data-driven, 3D modeling, visualizations, industry platforms). * Communicate results, a very important aspect of the work we do. The skills you bring: * Master’s degree in Computer Science, Media Technology, or equivalent. * Enthusiasm for programming with a purpose, aiming to improve functionality and efficiency. * Strong expertise in software engineering, programming with Python or other languages. * Proficiency in packaging and distributing software using Python, including experience with creating and maintaining Python packages, managing dependencies, and handling version control and releases. * Interest in putting together pipelines and tools to incorporate the latest technologies into our simulation flows. * Meriting skills: DevOps, testing, git, AWS, Linux, CI/CD, 3D, UI/UX, APIs, data visualization, rendering, geodata knowledge, and experience from game engines (e.g., Godot Engine). * An artistic and creative side is a bonus for this position, where novel 3D visualizations of results to customers and stakeholders is a key component. Experience with Pixar USD is of special interest. Experience in research or development of simulation/evaluation tools in any scientific field is considered valuable merit. * Excellent networking, collaboration, communication, and innovation skills with high energy and motivation. * Curiosity and passion for trying new things and breaking new ground.