Telecom Tech

Duke Energy Corporation•Florence, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Build an exciting, rewarding career with Duke Energy, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. The incumbent will be expected to apply leadership and technical/functional expertise to analyze client/technology requirements and is accountable for the maintenance and repair of all telecommunications equipment assigned to his/her territory. The incumbent must be fully competent in use of both principles and application of telecommunications technology, able to work independently as well as in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and communications skills are essential.

Requirements

Associates degree in electronics or other related degree from a 2-year college or equivalent technical certification from a civilian or military electronic technical school covering digital, analog, and communications theory.
Must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Previous Duke Energy experience
In lieu of degree five (5) or more years of experience successfully installing, programming, testing and maintaining most of the following equipment/systems is desired. Fiber Optics, Transport (Microwave, Packet radio, SONET, DWDM, DS0 up to OC-192), Telephone Systems (PBXs, subscriber sets, wiring, Network Interfaces, VOIP), Wireless Systems (Two-way radio, Trunked radio, paging, SCADA & wireless networking) , Data Networking (switches, routers, and associated wiring), and common equipment including Antenna Networks (Towers, feedlines, combiners, duplexers), Power Equipment (batteries, rectifiers, inverters & UPS) and Grounding systems.
No physical limitation.
Ability to carry required test equipment and tools and work from elevated heights and in close spaces.

Responsibilities

Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics, functional diagrams, and assigned work/construction packages.
Ability to use state of the art test equipment such as OTDR, FTDR, TIMS, communication service monitors, oscilloscopes, network and data analyzers, specialty test instruments, etc.
Ability to efficiently diagnose systems and troubleshoot all or most of the following: Fiber Optics, Transport (Microwave, Packet radio, SONET, DWDM, DS0 up to OC-192), Telephone Systems (PBXs, subscriber sets, wiring, Network Interfaces, VOIP), Wireless Systems (Two-way radio, Trunked radio, paging, SCADA & wireless networking) , Data Networking (switches, routers, and associated wiring), and common equipment including Antenna Networks (Towers, feedlines, combiners, duplexers), Power Equipment (batteries, inverters & UPS) and Grounding systems.
Ability to work in a team environment (strong interpersonal skills, customer service skills, and ability to work with others).