Sr RF Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 1 year(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

RF Engineer

Job Details

OUC SME RF Engineer Senior (765928)
Address - 2720 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE - ONSITE
The Contractor shall provide a RF Engineer with at least five years of experience working at a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
The RF Engineering Consultant will be responsible for working with LMR radio system, software, and programs. In addition, the RF Engineering Consultant will also be responsible for designing / testing radio code plugs validating radio and system performance and evaluating new communication devices.
The RF Engineering Consultant will perform technical work in the field of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and wireless communications system engineering, design, and implementation. The consultant will be responsible for program review, compliance with licensing regulations, requirements gathering, design review, change management, and final acceptance of systems.
Duties will include RoIP system engineering and radio code plug design / programming. Furthermore, the consultant will conduct short and long-term planning to meet communications requirements. The consultant will also be responsible for performing hardware / software analysis to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment
Day to Day Tasks: - Support Motorola subscriber radio update and tracking efforts- Develop agency codeplugs- Support / complete agency programming requests- Manage / coordinate encryption and OTAR upgrades- Develop radio training material for internal and external users- Develop technical guidelines for radio use- Develop In-Building approval criteria for In-Building Wireless (IBW)- Review IBW proposals for compliance- Perform field surveys of new and existing BDA installations- Troubleshoot IBW network interference issues- Investigate IBW network coverage issues- Support OUC radio operations.
Responsibilities: 1. Provides assessments of technical and operational practices based on leading industry standards specific to the requested technology. 2. Plans, organizes, and conducts research in a variety of areas, such as new or existing products, science, social science, law or business in support of an IT initiative. 3. Searches sources such as reference works, literature, documents, newspapers, statistical records, and other sources of information. May use Internet, Intranet, magazines, periodicals, journals, and other media to perform research. 4. Analyzes information and statistical data to prepare reports and studies for use by professionals Minimum Education/Certification Requirements: Master's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.

Skill

Required/Desired

Amount

Actual Experience

11-15. yrs as SME in complex enterprise level projects

Required

11

Years

Master's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Required

5

Years

5 years of experience working in a PSAP

Required

3

Years

3 years of interoperable radio experience

Required

3

Years

3 years of Land Mobile Radio experience

Required

3

Years

3 years of radio network coverage and interference analysis experience

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience with RF engineering tools including Wizard and drive test tools

Required

3

Years

2 years of experience in developing fleetmaps, code plugs, and programming radios for public safety

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience managing Motorola User Configuration Manager

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience in troubleshooting WS systems, including but not limited to cell, microwave, LMR, UHF, etc.

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience with public safety infrastructure

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience with P25 radio network

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience and knowledge of public safety communications and interoperability

Required

3

Years

1 year of experience and knowledge with LTE and WIMax Standard practices

Required

3

Years

3 years of experience and knowledge of PSAP operations

Required

3

Years

6 years of experience and knowledge of wireless communications - combination of theory and practice

Required

3

Years

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