Airport Telecommunications Engineer & Systems Architect

ITnova; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance (company paid)

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

ITnova seeks an experienced Telecommunications Engineer to support assessment, design, integration, modernization, and lifecycle management of telecom infrastructure supporting airport operations.

The role evaluates existing environments, develops current- and future-state designs, identifies gaps, and provides practical recommendations to improve reliability, capacity, resiliency, and performance across telecom systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of telecommunications, network engineering, or related experience.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex telecom environments.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, fiber, copper, wireless, routing, switching.
• Ability to translate assessments into practical recommendations.
• Comfort working with stakeholders, vendors, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document existing telecommunications infrastructure, systems, connectivity, and services supporting airport operations.
• Develop current- and future-state telecommunications architectures, modernization strategies, and roadmaps.
• Evaluate fiber optic, copper, wireless, voice, data, radio, and other comms infra for capacity and reliability.
• Conduct site surveys and assess communications rooms, cabling, equipment, and supporting infra.
• Develop telecom requirements, technical specs, designs, diagrams, and engineering docs.
• Coordinate with airport ops, IT, facilities, engineering teams, vendors, and contractors on design and upgrades.
• Review contractor designs, submittals, installation plans, testing docs, and as-built drawings.
• Support lifecycle planning, capital improvement initiatives, and technology modernization for airport telecoms.

Skills

TCP/IP

LAN/WAN

Fiber optics

Copper cabling

Wireless technologies

Routing

Switching

Telecommunications infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree (telecom/EE/CS)

Job description

ITnova seeks an experienced Telecommunications Engineer to support assessment, design, integration, modernization, and lifecycle management of telecom infrastructure supporting airport operations.

The role evaluates existing environments, develops current- and future-state designs, identifies gaps, and provides practical recommendations to improve reliability, capacity, resiliency, and performance across telecom systems.