FAA Telecom Field Technician - Nationwide Travel

Tetra Tech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Technologies, a Tetra Tech company, seeks Telecommunications Field Technicians to support the FAA in maintaining and upgrading NAS infrastructure. This role requires significant travel across the Western U.S. to install, upgrade, and remove telecom equipment at FAA sites.

Hands-on experience with telecom systems installation, electrical work, and light construction is preferred. Salary is based on experience, with a range of $75,000 to $95,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 8 years relevant experience or High School Diploma plus 10 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of 8 years’ direct experience in maintenance of telecommunications and/or enterprise networks.
• Experience in design and installation of network topology (cabling, cabling infrastructure, jacks, etc.)
• Significant experience with IP networks and or Enterprise Services preferred.
• Ability to climb towers and work at heights (if required, must meet safety requirements).
• Proficiency in light construction, trenching, and low voltage (120V and below) electrical installation.
• Knowledge of general electrical and grounding installation practices (Critical and Essential power runs)
• Work Eligibility: FAA clearance and U.S. government public trust suitability

Responsibilities

• Support installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment including LAN/WAN, DDS and T1, routers, modems, PCs and internet connections.
• Installing, maintaining, testing, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN/PoE networks, Wi‑Fi, and Enterprise IP Services in an operational environment.
• Experience working in and around critical operational equipment.
• Experience performing and documenting site surveys of new and existing facilities.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity including climbing, lifting, and crawling to install network cable and equipment.
• Perform light construction and electrical work to support telecommunications infrastructure upgrades.
• Climb towers to install, align, or remove antennas and waveguide.
• Perform small‑scale trenching using hand tools and light equipment.
• Conduct technical site surveys and develop survey reports and support installation plans in coordination with FAA stakeholders.
• Provide technical support for voice‑grade, data‑comm, digital, and IP telecommunications cutovers.
• Ability to organize complex work into executable work plan for self and team.
• Ability to communicate issues or concerns affecting the tasks and assist in resolution.
• Support service‑improvement working groups with the development of service analysis.
• Provide support for service restoration activities.
• Assist in the resolution of open/chronic trouble tickets.
• Develop post‑outage assessment documents and evaluate post outage assessment documents for significant outages.

Skills

LAN/WAN installation

IP networks

Electrical installation

Light construction

Tower climbing

Site surveys

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree +8 years

High School Diploma +10 years

Tools

PBX/VOIP equipment

Networking installation tools

Job description

LS Technologies, a Tetra Tech company, seeks Telecommunications Field Technicians to support the FAA in maintaining and upgrading NAS infrastructure. This role requires significant travel across the Western U.S. to install, upgrade, and remove telecom equipment at FAA sites.

Hands-on experience with telecom systems installation, electrical work, and light construction is preferred. Salary is based on experience, with a range of $75,000 to $95,000 per year.