GNSS Network Engineer

Trimble • Westminster, CO

92d • $70,278 - $91,478

About The Position

Trimble Advanced Positioning is offering a full-time position opportunity for a professional experience in geodetic survey, geomatics or information technology (IT) to join our team in Hoehenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn (Munich area), Germany. The selected candidate will be working with a team that monitors and manages the operational networks that deliver Trimble’s unprecedented global real-time service CenterPoint RTX™, along with the well-established portfolio of regional Trimble® VRS Now™ real-time services. These are subscription-based GNSS correction streaming services that are delivered from our server systems via internet or satellite broadcast and which enable our customers to do precise GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) positioning. The selected candidate will monitor and operate high-availability systems in a highly motivated, international team of system operators located in Germany, Australia, and the United States. The hired person will be monitoring, operating and working as part of a 24x7x365 'Follow the Sun' network operations team in these three regional time zones - some days require strict working hours. Additionally the candidate will focus on building monitoring and automation based on metrics coming from the monitored services. Third focus for this position is keeping CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Station) infrastructure alive as a fundamental network for the services. A limited amount of domestic and international travel will be required (Less than 10% of working time).

Requirements

• Intermediate knowledge about GNSS system
• Basic practical knowledge of IT networking
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Outgoing personality, easiness to reach out to people
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English within technical context.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s or associate's degree in geomatics, geodetic surveying, or related field
• Experience in geodetic surveying and knowledge about GNSS systems with focus on GNSS corrections and positioning.
• Hands on experience with Trimble or other brand GNSS hard- and software.
• Experience in data analysis, working with metrics and building monitoring systems (e.g. tools Grafana, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, DataDog).
• Basic programming skills in Python or PowerShell (with focus on data analysis or processes automation)

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and maintaining of real-time GNSS correction services
• Develop new approach of monitoring and processes around monitoring the GNSS and IT Infrastructure
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of the global CORS infrastructure (with main focus on Europe)
• Provide 3rd level support to the Trimble Advanced Positioning customer care team. Give technical advice and answer general service questions.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• Time off plans
• Retirement plans
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees