Radio/Communications Technician (P25 Radio)

Job Description:

Requirements:

• Three years of experience as a Radio/Communications Technician
• Two years of experience with P25 Radio Programming (Motorola & Kenwood)

Desired Experience:

• Military/Public Safety/Radio Communications (not Network)
• Two-way radio experience
• Previous P25 encryption experience/KMF (AES)

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Duties may involve use of personal vehicle
• FCC General Radio Telephone License, APCO Certificate, or approved equivalent

Education:

• No educational requirement

Duty 1:

This position is the recognized resource for building radio programming templates for all MPSCS radios in the Metro Region totaling 44,401 radios Individual tasks related to the duty:

• Identify radio programming needs through written request, user contract, related task, or MPSCS initiated change/requirement.
• Contacts user to define and verify all requested changes.
• Develop prototype template for field-testing.
• Requests radio IDs and Talkgroup IDs for radio templates.
• Build radio templates for MPSCS radios in Metro region.
• Quality checks templates for accuracy and removes errors.
• Builds archives as required for distribution to field units for radio programming.
• Coordinate reprogramming of all appropriate field units.

Duty 2:

Using EAM, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, this position is responsible for compiling, recording and making database entries into the EAM system and associated databases used by MPSCS.

• Complies equipment information for EAM and associated databases.
• Determines billing levels appropriate for each radio template.
• Inputs equipment and associated information into EAM associated databases.
• Quality checks EAM and databases as required for accuracy of radio records.

Duty 3:

This position is responsible for the programming of MPSCS radios.

• Programs MPSCS radios with appropriate templates and encryption codes.
• Supports MPSCS field staff as required for programming of MPSCS radios.

Duty 4:

This position supports other technical areas of MPSCS as required.

• Supports NCC in programming IDs and Talkgroups.
• Investigates issues related to MPSCS radios operations on the system.
• Supports evaluation of new radios for compliance with technical and performance standards as required by the MPSCS.
• Tests new programming software and providing field support for new programming software.
• Responds to requests for information regarding radio templates and associated records in EAM and databases.

Duty 5:

Other duties as assigned.

• Respond to internal and external emails.
• Recorded hours and associated activity reports.
• Routine paperwork and records in support of this position.
• General housekeeping of work area.
• As required in support of the MPSCS.