Esteban Ossa Alarcon
Specialist RAN Engineer
AT&T
AT&T
Specialist RAN Engineer
I design, troubleshoot, and model different projects in the AT&T wireless network.
The great thing about my job is that it is not the same month after month. I work in a Technical Development Program at AT&T, this means I get to taste a little bit of many amazing tasks and jobs that happened in the company. Sometimes I have to model the coverage of a cell site to see its performance, sometimes I have to physically drive around a cell site and gather data to analyze its performance. Other days I have to track milestones for the design of the towers as they are building them, etc.
Here's the first step for high school students
If you want to become an engineer, the first step is to establish your identity. What I mean by this is, when you start your engineering path - you must focus on that. This career requires all of your focus and energy. You must be good at MATH and SCIENCE, (to be honest, you must be excellent). These topics must be easy for you. If they are not, it is time to start pushing yourself to get better at them, or else you won't succeed.
"Noise.... Well I was the best I could be at high school and I was denied to continue my education because of my legal status. Look how other friends are now studying, and you are not... all that stuff you did in high school was for nothing...."