Radio Technician III

State of Maryland•Charles, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a full performance level of technical work involving the installation, repair and maintenance of radio transmitters, receivers, communication sub-systems, audio transport networks (microwave, Fiber optic & Il), voice logging recorders and other related communication equipment, as well as performing the same activities with speed control devices, in-car camera systems and body worn cameras in accordance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Five years of experience in the repair of electronic communications equipment, four years must have included the repair of two-way FM radios.
Candidates may substitute the successful completion of a one-year program of study in radio electronics at a recognized training school, trade school, or college for up to one year of the required general experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Electronics Technician (Communications) classifications or Signal Corps, Aerospace Maintenance, or Data/ Communications Maintenance specialty codes in the aviation communications field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Applicants for this classification may be required to possess either a Federal Communications Commission General Radiotelephone Operator license, a FCC Ship Radar Endorsement, a National Association of Business and Educational Radio certificate, or an Associated Public Safety Communications Officer Incorporated certificate.
Employees assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience (maintenance, repair and installation) with voice audio transport circuits (DS0) dealing with microwave, fiber optics and T1 backhaul systems.
Experience with P25, TDMA Land Mobile Radio.

Responsibilities

Installation, removals, maintenance/repair of vehicle mobiles & handheld portable radios, facility communication consoles, radio remote control units along with other technologies such as in-car cameras, speed control devices, in-car computer systems, and body worn cameras along with any auxiliary equipment associated to each of the above systems.
Installation, removals, maintenance/repair of conventional base stations, consolette transceivers, antenna & combiner systems, interoperability subsystems, audio transport technology systems such as microwave, Tl/Ethernet, T1/DSO equipment and fiber optics located at remote tower sites and other agency facilities across the State along with any auxiliary equipment associated to each of the above systems.
Perform yearly routine maintenance, troubleshooting analysis, circuit alignments & measurements, programming updates to audio transport systems, radio transceivers, T1/Ethernet systems, conventional channel gateways (CCGWs) and NetGuardians located at remote tower sites and agency facilities.
Perform NICE Voice Logger routine maintenance, troubleshooting analysis & repair, installation connectivity to agency phone sets, interoperability radio subsystems and Vesta 911 where applicable.
Maintains accurate inventory and maintenance records on all equipment in the technician's assigned service region.
Orders and maintains a sufficient number of parts and supplies for the operation of the multiple assigned radio shops.
Maintains shop & remote tower site (both to internal and external areas site cleanliness through regular cleaning (Ex. Dusting/mopping, trash & other items).
Perform monthly routine generator checks and fuel inspections to generators and HVAC systems assigned to ESD at agency facilities and remote tower sites. Ensuring that the appropriate amount of fuel exists at each site.
Maintains the yearly certification accuracy of all electronic test equipment exists within the limits specified by the manufacturer and the FCC.
Performs periodic function tests with the Demstel Phone System locate at each facility within the technician's service region.