ENGINEERING SPECIALIST III - 72001886

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Florida Department of Management Services is seeking an Engineering Specialist III to manage the technical operation and enhancement of the statewide radio systems (SLERS) and FIN. This on-site role is based in Miami, FL and requires evaluating equipment proposals, performing system reviews, and coordinating with agencies for system upgrades.

The successful candidate will conduct field engineering, troubleshooting, and performance analysis to ensure reliable communications for

Qualifications

• Requires a professional engineering and technical background.
• Experience with evaluating and upgrading radio/telecommunications systems is desirable.
• Analytical problem solving and reporting skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform SLERS audits on contractors' performance and operational reports.
• Conduct field engineering and troubleshooting to identify problems and corrective actions.
• Review upgrade plans, oversee implementation, and coordinate with agencies and partners.

Skills

Engineering

Technical Analysis

System Evaluation

Auditing

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Electronic Test Equipment

Job description

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Requisition No:884270

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: ENGINEERING SPECIALIST III - 72001886

Engineering Specialist III
Division of Telecommunications
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This is an on-site position located in Miami, FL

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This is a professional engineering and technical position responsible for the technical operation and enhancement of the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) and Florida Interoperability Network (FIN) within the state of Florida. Additionally, this position is responsible for SLERS evaluation and recommendation, equipment system component list maintenance and agency equipment purchase approval, special projects, system and performance metric modeling and reporting.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Perform SLERS audits on radio system contractors' performance in operating and maintaining the system and supporting participating user agencies. Review weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to identify communications failure trends and corrective actions. Perform field engineering and troubleshooting to pinpoint operational problems, system and/or equipment failures, and to recommend corrective actions. These duties require the use of electronic test equipment and analytical skills. In addition, perform FIN/Mutual Aid Build-Out (MAB) Dashboard Reports, testing and weekly matrix. Provide technical review of the SLERS system upgrade plan, oversight of the upgrade, coordination with agencies and partners, design review of towers, tower relocation technical aspects, tower change including a coverage analysis and interference analysis, customer design review system wide, a customer design review for each of the four super regions, ongoing radio user training (programming and technical), radio system loading analysis and emergency response.

Evaluate equipment proposals and provide technical and economic analysis to management. These services consist of cost analyses of various alternative approaches such as 'lease or buy