RF Specialist, Emergency Services

Verse Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Verse Group in Melbourne seeks an experienced Microwave and RF Engineer to support critical P25 radio networks across Victorian Metropolitan and Regional Mobile Radio. The role focuses on design, configuration and operational support for microwave links and related infrastructure, with on-call duties and some travel.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on microwave system experience, a strong grounding in radio frequency principles and the ability to triage live links, run coverage predictions,

Qualifications

• Tertiary engineering qualification or strong equivalent industry experience.
• Hands-on operational experience with microwave systems, supporting, programming, triaging and reconfiguring them.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support, maintenance and technical escalation for microwave links and transmission infrastructure.
• Act as RF SME, supporting RF coverage, propagation, microwave links and network performance.
• Manage network-level configuration across mixed fibre and microwave transmission feeding multiple systems.
• Investigate and resolve complex RF and network performance issues with NOC, Field Engineering and vendors.
• Support network testing, integration, upgrades and ongoing improvements across radio and transmission infrastructure.
• Conduct RF measurements, coverage analysis and propagation modelling to ensure network performance.
• Design RF site configurations with antenna systems knowledge to deliver optimal performance.
• Conduct site surveys and spectrum analysis to assess RF conditions and identify interference.
• Perform coverage prediction and modelling to inform network design.
• Prepare technical reports covering performance, surveys and design recommendations.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation, change and problem management procedures.

Skills

Microwave systems

RF engineering

Network operations

Documentation & reporting

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Aviat equipment

Spectrum analysers

Job description

About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced Microwave and RF Engineer to join a highly technical communications environment supporting critical P25 radio networks across the Victorian Metropolitan Mobile Radio (MMR) and Regional Mobile Radio (RMR) networks.

This role will provide specialist RF technical expertise across the operations, maintenance, engineering and upgrade of complex radio systems, microwave links and associated telecommunications infrastructure. You’ll support, triage and reconfigure live links, run coverage predictions, and act as the escalation point for Network Operations and Field Engineering teams. Tower and installation work is handled by riggers, so your focus is design, configuration and operational support.

This suits an engineer who has designed microwave links and supported them in live operations, and who understands microwave as a digital system built on radio principles at higher frequency.

• Permanent, full-time role based in Melbourne
• Up to $135,000 + Super, depending on skill and experience
• Join a global leader in mission-critical communications and public safety technology, offering the stability and scale of an established multinational alongside genuinely meaningful work
• Clear pathway to Senior Engineering Specialist / Design Authority
• 24x7 on-call roster with minimal ad hoc travel to metro sites

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provide operational support, maintenance and technical escalation for microwave links and transmission infrastructure supporting P25 networks across Victoria.
• Act as the RF SME, supporting RF coverage, propagation, microwave links and network performance.
• Manage network-level configuration across mixed fibre and microwave transmission feeding multiple systems.
• Investigate and resolve complex RF and network performance issues, working with NOC, Field Engineering and vendors.
• Support network testing, integration, upgrades and ongoing improvements across radio and transmission infrastructure.
• Conduct RF measurements, coverage analysis and propagation modelling to ensure network performance and reliability.
• Design RF site configurations, applying deep technical knowledge of antenna systems, propagation characteristics and site-specific nuances to deliver optimal network performance.
• Conduct site surveys and spectrum analysis using industry-standard survey tools and spectrum analysers to assess RF conditions and identify potential interference.
• Perform coverage prediction, modelling and calculations to inform network design and validate performance against real-world survey measurements.
• Prepare clear technical reports covering performance, surveys and design recommendations.
• Support core network infrastructure including firewalls, routers, switches, microwave links, and physical/virtual servers, both remotely and onsite.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation, change and problem management procedures, and test protocols.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful:

• Full Australian working rights
• Tertiary Engineering qualification or strong equivalent industry experience.
• Hands-on operational experience with microwave systems, supporting, programming, triaging and reconfiguring them (Aviat preferred, other vendors considered).
• Experience designing microwave links and supporting them in live operations.
• Microwave coverage prediction and modelling experience.
• Strong understanding of microwave as digital systems operating on radio principles at higher frequency.
• Network-level configuration experience in a mixed transmission environment, not microwave in isolation.
• Strong report writing and documentation skills.
• Australian driver's licence, willingness to travel to metro + remote sites and participate in a 24x7 on-call roster.

Highly Regarded:

• LMR or P25 system experience (Motorola experience not required)
• RF survey tools and spectrum test equipment experience
• Knowledge of TSB-88 and ACMA spectrum licensing

Additional information

• Own microwave and transmission layer supporting critical P25 radio networks
• Develop into a Senior Engineering Specialist / Design Authority role
• Join a global leader in mission-critical communications and public safety tech