Private 5G Network Engineer

What To Expect
Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. We continuously develop revolutionary strategies and products within shortest time, and successfully launch them on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency.Gigafactory Berlin forms the perfect basis for rolling out Tesla's incredible success story in Europe. The most important pillar for this is our employees. Their passion, motivation and engagement ensure that we consistently achieve our goals.

This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth, including on-the-job training, mentorship, and exposure to advanced Private 5G projects to help you advance in your career.

What You'll Do

Assist in the design, implementation, and optimization of Private 5G networks for enterprise environments across the EMEA region, focusing on scalable and secure deployments.

Contribute to planning Private 5G infrastructure to support wireless ecosystems in manufacturing, warehouses, workplaces, service centers, and retail locations.

Help develop network architecture designs and evaluate emerging hardware, standards, and protocols (e.g., Private 5G, LTE, and related cellular technologies) under the guidance of senior engineers.

Support the deployment and initial tuning efforts of Private 5G networks, including hands-on work in varied physical environments.

Provide technical support for cross-functional teams integrating Private 5G technologies into existing network infrastructures, adapting to diverse EMEA market needs.

Participate in troubleshooting complex issues related to Private 5G networks, collaborating on solutions for multi-site operations.

Assist in implementing monitoring systems and performance optimization techniques for Private 5G, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regional regulatory requirements.

Support the creation of secure, scalable 5G communication protocols and policies, with opportunities to learn and apply best practices in enterprise settings.

Contribute to research on emerging cellular technologies, with hands-on involvement in pilots and business case development to build your expertise.

Work under mentorship from senior engineers, helping to establish best practices while developing your skills in Private 5G engineering.

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field (Master's degree is a plus but not required).

3-5 years of professional experience on cellular network engineering, with at least 1-2 years involving Private 5G or related cellular technologies.

Solid knowledge of Private 5G networks, including design, deployment, and integration with enterprise systems.

Understanding of cellular standards (e.g., LTE, 5G NR) and security frameworks.

Hands-on experience supporting cellular networks in environments such as manufacturing, warehouses, offices, or retail.

Basic proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python) for network configuration and automation.

Knowledge of enterprise network security protocols relevant to cellular technologies.

Good communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to team members and stakeholders.

Willingness to travel within the EMEA region for deployments or support activities.

Certifications such as 5G-specific credentials (e.g., from 3GPP or vendor-specific programs) or general networking certs like CCNA.

Experience with AI-driven networking tools or platforms.

Familiarity with edge computing in cellular network architectures.

Experience with network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

Awareness of EMEA-specific regulatory and compliance requirements for Private 5G deployments.

Additional experience with WiFi technologies (e.g., Aruba or Juniper) or integration of WiFi enterprise networks.

What we offer

You will be working in our state-of-the-art Gigafactory, where you’ll solve the world's most interesting problems with the best and brightest people who share a passion to change the world. Tesla’s compensation package includes competitive salary and Tesla shares or bonuses. Typical benefits that are offered are a pension program, 30 vacation days, flexible work arrangements, corporate benefits, employee insurances, relocation, and commuting support.

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