Senior Radio Communications Systems Engineer-25363010
About The Position
The Senior Radio Communications Systems Engineer serves as a technical lead, driving engineering projects and delivers expert-level support for the County's radio communications infrastructure. This position works within the Sheriff's Office's Wireless Services Division, and the role will blend engineering, analytical, and project management into the County's radio communications systems. This includes analyzing, coordinating, designing, and maintaining telecommunications systems, equipment, and associated circuits for the transmission, reception, and display of voice, data, and other information on wireless communication systems. This position will also collaborate with personnel within the Sheriff's Wireless Services Division to execute system upgrades, implement new technologies, and configure engineered solutions with both existing and new communications systems. The Sheriff's Wireless Services Division operates and maintains the San Diego County - Imperial County Regional Communications System (RCS) Public safety P25 radio network, which provides public safety radio communications service to more than 20,000 subscriber radios across both counties. Committed to improving and implementing new technologies for public safety communications, the Sheriff's Office is seeking professionals to drive innovation, support reliability and enhance wireless communications systems. A complete description of the duties and responsibilities of this classification can be found here. For more information about the Sheriff's Department click here.
Requirements
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from a U.S. accredited college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a closely related engineering field AND
- Five (5) years of full time professional level engineering experience in the field of electronic communications which must have included working with large, multi-site radio and/or microwave networks; OR
- An equivalent combination of qualifying education and experience listed above, totaling nine (9) years.
Nice To Haves
- Professional level experience performing engineering and analytical work on land mobile radios, trunked radio systems, microwave transport networks, and internet protocol (IP) based communications systems is highly desirable.
- A thorough knowledge of computer programs used to perform engineering design and drawing, such as AutoCad, is highly desirable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
