Field Radio Systems Technician II - On-Call Support

City of Garland; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Garland seeks a skilled radio systems technician to coordinate and support outdoor warning sirens and radio infrastructure, including trunk controllers, dispatch consoles, and subscriber units. The role involves maintenance, programming, and coordination with partners and vendors.

The ideal candidate has experience with Motorola systems, radio databases, and field maintenance, with strong problem-solving and communication skills. On-call duties may apply.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree or technical training or equivalent experience.
• Three years of experience in administration, operation and maintenance of land mobile radio systems.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory of Radio Infrastructure components and coordinate infrastructure projects.
• Maintain radio databases and subscriber fleet inventories; maintain public safety radio system.
• Maintain and repair mobiles, portables, and fixed base stations.
• Maintain Point-to-Point Microwave systems and Siren infrastructure.
• Develop subscriber codeplugs using Motorola software.

Skills

Radio systems

Motorola 800MHz

Dispatch consoles networks

Subscriber programming software

Radio frequencies knowledge

FCC rules & regulations

Radio communications systems

Basic computer operations

Basic networking

Multitasking

Education

Two-year college degree

Three years radio systems experience

Four-year degree (preferred)

CET Journeyman-Level

GROL license

Tools

Motorola software tools

Job description

City of Garland seeks a skilled radio systems technician to coordinate and support outdoor warning sirens and radio infrastructure, including trunk controllers, dispatch consoles, and subscriber units. The role involves maintenance, programming, and coordination with partners and vendors.

The ideal candidate has experience with Motorola systems, radio databases, and field maintenance, with strong problem-solving and communication skills. On-call duties may apply.