Field Communications & Fiber Optics Technician

100KCrossing; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

100KCrossing is seeking a Communications Electronics Technician to support the District’s communications, access control, video, and electronics systems from San Francisco to Santa Rosa. The role installs, maintains, tests, and repairs P25 trunked radio, fiber optics, video cameras, PLCs, and related network equipment.

Under supervision, you will perform preventive maintenance, document repairs, and assist in the design and modification of electronics communications gear while ensuring safety

Qualifications

• Experience installing and maintaining radio, access control, and video systems.
• Familiarity with PLCs and associated controls is advantageous.
• Knowledge of fiber optics testing and basic network equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Installs and maintains: P25 radio, access control, video management, PLCs and related controls, microwave, PA, lines, fiber cables.
• Installs, tests, and maintains electronic and two-way radio equipment across buses, ferries, district vehicles and facilities.
• Sets up and services access control with readers, locks, gate controllers and software.
• Installs and maintains video surveillance with cameras, servers and management software.
• Maintains CA equipment like dispatch consoles, access monitoring, video management and distributed control systems for PLC.
• Tests and repairs fiber optic using OTDR and splice equipment.
• Configures and maintains servers, routers and switches; documents repairs and updates.

Skills

P25 trunked radio system

Fiber optic cables

Video surveillance system

Programmable logic controllers

Access control systems

Networking equipment

Server maintenance

System testing and repair

Tools

OTDR

Fiber optic splicing equipment

Routers

Switches

Servers

Management software

Job description

100KCrossing is seeking a Communications Electronics Technician to support the District’s communications, access control, video, and electronics systems from San Francisco to Santa Rosa. The role installs, maintains, tests, and repairs P25 trunked radio, fiber optics, video cameras, PLCs, and related network equipment.

Under supervision, you will perform preventive maintenance, document repairs, and assist in the design and modification of electronics communications gear while ensuring safety