Duration: 6-Month Contract to perm. Onsite 5 days/week
Key Responsibilities:
Wireless Engineering & Design
- Perform link budget calculations, reliability analyses, and path feasibility studies for wireless communication systems.
- Design, model, and optimize wireless networks including Private LTE, 5G, Narrowband, and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems using Infovista Planet.
- Conduct coverage analysis, frequency planning, and interference studies.
- Support field cabinet design activities involving radios, modems, switches, routers, battery backup systems, and related telecommunications equipment.
- Develop and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) for telecommunications infrastructure projects.
- Review and provide redline comments on construction drawings and engineering documentation.
- Ensure compliance with grounding and installation standards for telecommunications systems.
Field Engineering & Deployment
- Conduct site surveys, path surveys, inspections, and field validation activities.
- Support equipment installation, integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting efforts.
- Perform RF and wireless system testing in both laboratory and field environments.
- Configure and support wireless communication equipment from multiple vendors.
- Prepare installation documentation, antenna layouts, and technical field reports.
- Assist clients with technical field support and implementation activities.
Project & Client Support
- Respond to client requests and provide engineering recommendations and design solutions.
- Present technical concepts and project updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with project management teams to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
- Develop and maintain Methods of Procedure (MOPs), testing plans, technical processes, and operational documentation.
- Support telecom infrastructure projects within utility environments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2–5 years of experience in wireless communications engineering.
- Experience with RF design principles, wireless network planning, and telecommunications infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of Infovista Planet and wireless propagation modeling.
- Experience with GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
- Understanding of wireless technologies including LTE, 5G, Narrowband, and Land Mobile Radio systems.
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Utility industry experience.
- Professional Engineer (PE) License.
- Experience with Nokia, Ericsson, or other wireless equipment vendors.
- Hands-on radio configuration and commissioning experience.
- Experience delivering technical workshops, presentations, and client-facing engagements.
- Knowledge of telecom grounding standards and field installation best practices.
- Experience developing testing procedures, MOPs, and operational processes.
- Wireless system testing and optimization experience.