Wireless network engineer.
Surveys, designs and deploys wireless networks and validates their performance in the real building.
- Sheet
- R-09
- Family
- Connectivity and network infrastructure
- Weighted most on
- Technical depth, Communication, Range
On a deployment.
Wireless engineers turn a coverage requirement into access points in the right places, then prove it with a validation survey. Predictive and on-site surveys, controller configuration, RF tuning and the handover report that shows the design was met.
On enterprise rollouts they work across many sites with local install teams, which makes communication and consistency as important as RF knowledge.
What good looks like.
- Preparation
- Survey files, heat maps and AP placements delivered per site, in one format.
- Judgment
- Explains RF trade-offs in plain words to facilities and IT.
- Handover
- Validates before leaving. Coverage on paper is not coverage.
What Riviot checks.
Required items must be held. Advantageous items move the rate and the shortlist order. Every item is declared until a reviewer checks it.
- CWNA(declared)Advantageous
- Vendor wireless track (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper Mist)(declared)Advantageous
- Ekahau or equivalent survey tool certification(declared)Advantageous
- OSHA 30 (US) or ECS card (UK)(declared)Required
How Vio assesses this role.
Weighted most on Technical depth, Communication, Range.
- Technical depth
- Execution
- Judgment
- Communication
- Reliability
- Range
A validation survey that fails in one wing after the ceiling was changed. The candidate explains their fix and how they document the variance.
Rate context.
- Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- $520 to $800 a day
- Contract, UK (London)
- £380 to £580 a day
- Permanent, US
- $105,000 to $145,000
- Permanent, UK
- £55,000 to £80,000
Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile.
Typical projects.
- Enterprise Wi-Fi rollouts
- Warehouse and campus coverage
- Private cellular pilots
- Survey and remediation
Markets with the most demand.
Related roles.
Questions about this role.
How quickly can you shortlist a wireless network engineer?
Shortlists typically arrive within two working days of a complete brief. You get two to five masked scorecards, each with a note from the recruiter. If the site needs clearance or a rare certification, the recruiter will say so on the day the brief arrives.
Contract or permanent?
Both. We place wireless network engineers on contract and permanent terms. On contract work, Riviot can act as employer of record or agent of record. The contract versus permanent tool shows where the crossover sits for your market.
What if the site needs a certification not listed here?
Put it in the brief. The recruiter shortlists against it, and it shows on each scorecard as declared until a reviewer has checked the document.
Do engineers travel between markets?
Many do. Engineers in the network travel between the six launch markets. Travel and lodging terms are agreed at brief stage. Say in the brief if you need someone local.