Senior Communications Engineer: Critical Airport RF/5G

Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UK benefits package

Professional development

Technical training

Job summary

Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Communications Engineer to join a Heathrow-based, mission-critical environment. You will provide senior technical leadership across radio and cellular systems, mentor engineers and coordinate fault resolution in a demanding operational setting.

Applicants should bring extensive experience with PMR/DMR/TETRA, RF engineering and ITIL familiarity, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers while maintaining security clearance

Qualifications

• Significant experience with mission-critical radio and/or cellular systems.
• Strong knowledge of PMR, DMR and TETRA technologies.
• Experience with RF-over-Fibre and Distributed Antenna Systems.
• Solid understanding of RF engineering principles.
• Knowledge of antenna systems, feeders, fibre distribution and coverage optimisation.
• Experience fault-finding IP networks within communications environments.

Responsibilities

• Providing senior technical support across mission-critical radio and cellular systems.
• Leading the investigation and resolution of complex engineering faults and incidents.
• Acting as a technical escalation point for other engineers.
• Coordinating technical recovery during major operational incidents.
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers.
• Undertaking advanced fault diagnosis across RF, fibre, IP and communications infrastructure.
• Conducting RF investigations including spectrum analysis, antenna testing, VSWR and DTF measurements.
• Supporting infrastructure upgrades, equipment commissioning and lifecycle replacement programmes.
• Planning and overseeing preventative maintenance.
• Conducting Root Cause Analysis and supporting Problem Management activities.
• Supporting the introduction and operational acceptance of new communications technologies.
• Maintaining engineering documentation, configuration records and technical procedures.
• Managing technical relationships with equipment manufacturers and specialist suppliers.
• Working closely with airport stakeholders, operational teams and external engineering partners.

Skills

RF & telecoms

PMR/DMR/TETRA

5G/LTE knowledge

Fault diagnosis

Root cause analysis

ITIL awareness

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder management

Job description

Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Communications Engineer to join a Heathrow-based, mission-critical environment. You will provide senior technical leadership across radio and cellular systems, mentor engineers and coordinate fault resolution in a demanding operational setting.

Applicants should bring extensive experience with PMR/DMR/TETRA, RF engineering and ITIL familiarity, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers while maintaining security clearance