Lead RF Engineer

Novus Technical Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental plans

RRSP matching

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability plans

Travel benefits

Membership fee coverage

Transportation allowance

Job summary

Novus Technical Services Ltd. is seeking a Lead RF Engineer/Specialist to join our Calgary team in Canada. The role involves planning, designing, and licensing RF radio systems, including trunked radio, microwave, and LTE/SCADA integrations, with strong emphasis on P25 systems and RF coverage modelling.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years in RF design; hands-on experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation is a plus. Travel is limited; relocation not included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or Telecommunication.
• At least 8 years of RF engineering experience in radio/RF designs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in system planning, design, preparation of documents for radio communication system installation and RF frequency licensing.
• Prepare design drawings such as architecture diagrams, layouts, wiring diagrams, calculations, BOM, cable schedules, RF coverage reports.
• Coordinate with vendors and review vendor engineering documentation to ensure standards and client specifications are met.
• Ability to draft engineering drawings using AutoCAD/MicroStation is an advantage.

Skills

RF design

P25 systems

IP network design

Radio propagation

AutoCAD/MicroStation

Pathloss/Wave tools

Spectrum-E/ibWave

LTE/SCADA

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

WinProp

Pathloss

Ekahau

Job description

LEAD RF ENGINEER/SPECIALIST

Novus Technical Services(http://www.novustechserv.com) is an international company providing specialist solutions to the Oil & Gas industry. Novus is currently established in Europe, North America, Kazakhstan, Asia Pacific, Russia and the Middle East. We can call on the services of our 4000+ highly skilled and valued employees across four continents for our service offerings – Engineering Design, Procurement, Construction, Systems Completions, Commissioning Start-up, Module Interface, Asset Management and Technical Support Services.

We are currently looking for a highly-motivated, experienced Lead RF Radio Engineer/Specialist to join our Calgary team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Assist in system planning, design, preparation of documents for radio communication system installation and RF frequency licensing, including Trunked Radio and Microwave Radio systems, Telecom Shelters/Towers, and Telecom Sites

Prepare design drawings such as architecture diagrams, layouts, wiring diagrams, calculations, BOM, cable schedules, RF coverage report for radio communications system including tower sites

Coordinate with vendors and review vendor engineering documentation to ensure engineering standards and client's specifications are met

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of wireless technologies such as LMR (Land Mobile Radio), Wi-Fi, wireless PTMP/PTP, satellite, microwave, LTE and SCADA

Expertise and experience with P25 System is preferred

• Understanding of RF system infrastructure including repeaters, antennas, filters, combiners, multicouplers, duplexers, etc.
• Familiarity with IP network design

Good understanding of RF propagation

Experience with RF coverage modelling and predicting tools (Spectrum-E, Pathloss, ibWave, WinProp ProMan, Ekahau or similar)

Knowledge of CEC, CSA S37, Motorola R56 and other relevant industry standards

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and support team resources

High attention to details

Ability to draft engineering drawings using AutoCAD/MicroStation is an advantage

• Team oriented, organized and customer focused

Personal Characteristics: problem solving, ability to work under pressure

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Registered, or eligible to register, as a Professional Engineer with APEGA

Eligible to work in Canada

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or Telecommunication
• At least 8 years of industry engineering experience in radio/RF designs

BENEFITS SUMMARY

Eligible employees will have access to:

• Health, drug, dental, and vision plans
• Group registered retirement savings plan with company matching
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Short-term/long-term disability plans
• Emergency travel benefits
• Professional membership fee coverage, and
• Transportation allowance.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Canada, Alberta, Calgary (Relocation is not included)

ORGANIZATION

Engineering, reporting to Engineering Manager

EMPLOYEE STATUS

Regular

SCHEDULE

Full-time

TRAVEL

Yes, less than 10% of the Time

Novus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations, or any other condition of employment. Novus is in compliance with local, provincial, and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.