Inside Plant Engineer I - Night Shift, RF & IP Systems

Charter Communications; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Charter Communications' Spectrum Inside Plant team in Austin is seeking an Inside Plant Engineer I to troubleshoot and maintain our network, support product deployment, and ensure TQA and FCC compliance. The role offers a hands-on opportunity to work with RF and IP technologies across headend equipment.

The ideal candidate has a electrical/CS degree or equivalent, 3+ years in headend/electronics, a valid driver's license, and is prepared for the Sunday–Friday 11 pm–8 am shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer science or related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
• Valid course completion from NCTI Fiber Installation & Activation course to be obtained within 6 months from start date for all external candidates and internal candidates outside of Network Technology Services
• 3+ years Headend Technician or electronics / network implementation experience
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License with a safe driving record

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for new or existing technologies
• Install, configure, and operate legacy or new headend equipment. Perform troubleshooting and assist with network resolution
• Perform all daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly testing and logging per established company guidelines
• Ensure all cabling, equipment installation, power and cooling follow corporate standards
• Maintain required logs, records and other documentation in compliance with company and FCC (Federal Communications Commission) technical requirements
• Create, submit, and implement approved methods of procedure and change management requests. Develop and implement network enhancements

Skills

RF technologies

HFC design

Troubleshooting protocols

Physical effort readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or CS

NCTI Fiber Installation & Activation course

Tools

OTDR

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Fiber Light Identifier

Optical Power Meter

Video Networking

DOCSIS/CMTS

Job description

Charter Communications' Spectrum Inside Plant team in Austin is seeking an Inside Plant Engineer I to troubleshoot and maintain our network, support product deployment, and ensure TQA and FCC compliance. The role offers a hands-on opportunity to work with RF and IP technologies across headend equipment.

The ideal candidate has a electrical/CS degree or equivalent, 3+ years in headend/electronics, a valid driver's license, and is prepared for the Sunday–Friday 11 pm–8 am shift.