Cell Site Engineer

Verizon; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Group auto insurance

401(k) plan

Holidays

Personal days

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Cell Site Engineer to maintain and upgrade cell sites across the South Eastern Oregon region. You will perform regular maintenance, manage inventories, conduct audits, and evaluate network coverage to improve performance.

The role requires 3+ years of related experience, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to travel up to 25%. Physical work on-site, with rotating shifts including weekends and holidays, is expected.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or two+ years of work experience.
• Three+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel up to ~25% of the time.
• Ability to report to the designated job site within 45 minutes to one hour for rotational on-call coverage.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Performing optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of network systems and applications.
• Evaluating network coverage to identify gaps and implement improvements.
• Performing triage, fault isolation, and remediation of network events.
• Generating, driving, and updating problem-tracking tickets across systems.

Skills

Field maintenance

Network optimization

Troubleshooting

On-site work

Driving

Education

Associate’s degree or 2+ years experience

Tools

OTDR

Fiberscope

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What You’ll Be Doing...

As a Cell Site Engineer, you’ll be out in the field keeping our facilities and equipment in top form by maintaining several locations in your assigned area. You’ll be doing regular maintenance, keeping inventories, doing audits, and maintaining and upgrading cell sites or installations. You’ll also be evaluating our network coverage and finding ways to make it even better.

• Performing optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of network systems and applications to identify overall system availability and performance.
• Evaluating network coverage to find gaps, making recommendations to improve coverage, and helping to implement those recommendations.
• Performing triage, fault isolation, and remediation of network events.
• Generating, driving, and updating problem-tracking tickets via multiple systems and continuously improving business practices.
• Escalating issues to the appropriate internal/external engineer teams for resolution.

Physical requirements of the job may include, but are not limited to: climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated areas, lifting and carrying objects weighing up to approximately 65 pounds, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting/bending, crawling, squatting, or kneeling in small spaces.

Where You’ll Be Working

In this worksite-based role, you will provide cell site support across the South Eastern Oregon territory and the surrounding area.

What We’re Looking For...

You’ll need to have:

• Associate’s degree or two or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• Ability to report to the designated job site/work location within 45 minutes to one hour of notice to provide rotational on-call coverage.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A technical degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of telecommunications equipment and technologies like Telephony Switching, Data Communications, and Network Routers.
• Computer support experience, including troubleshooting PC hardware and configurations.
• Experience in Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, or Ericsson, base station equipment.
• Experience in dark and lit fiber testing using equipment such as OTDR, and fiberscope.
• Vendor management experience.

Where you’ll be working

In this worksite-based role, you'll work onsite at a defined location(s).

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits And Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.