Junior Systems Integration Engineer

Frequentis; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

EAP

Paid Holidays

PTO

Team Building

Job summary

Frequentis USA Inc. is seeking an entry-level Systems Engineer to assist in assembling, wiring, and integrating hardware, servers, and networking gear into complete VCS solutions. You will configure software, verify OS and application settings, and support production builds.

With guidance from senior engineers, you will troubleshoot, document results, generate wiring and network diagrams, and help with IP networks, switches, VLANs. Travel to customer sites for installations may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 0–3 years in system integration, production testing, or related engineering roles.
• Fundamental understanding of hardware, electronics, and networks.
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and wiring schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the assembly, wiring, and integration of hardware components, servers, networking equipment, and communication devices into complete VCS solutions.
• Configure and verify software installations, operating systems, application software, and system settings.
• Support hardware and software integration activities on production system builds.
• Perform system checkout procedures and assist with FAT activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve basic hardware, software, network, and system integration issues under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Generate wiring diagrams, rack elevation drawings, network diagrams, and engineering documentation.
• Assist in configuring IP networks, switches, VLANs, and network-connected devices.
• Document integration activities, test results, configuration settings, and build records.
• Support system upgrades, repairs, and engineering change implementations.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective actions for production and integration issues.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, engineering processes, and configuration management procedures.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Production teams to achieve successful system deliveries.
• Support preparation and maintenance of integration procedures, checklists, and test documentation.
• Travel occasionally to customer locations to support system installation, deployment, and troubleshooting activities.

Skills

Hardware basics

Electronics

Networking concepts

Windows & Linux

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Windows OS

Linux OS

Networking tools

Job description

Job Introduction

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom-tailored, and user centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever-changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

• Assist in the assembly, wiring, and integration of hardware components, servers, networking equipment, and communication devices into complete VCS solutions.
• Configure and verify software installations, operating systems, application software, and system settings.
• Support hardware and software integration activities on production system builds.
• Perform system checkout procedures and assist with factory acceptance testing (FAT) activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve basic hardware, software, network, and system integration issues under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Generate wiring diagrams, rack elevation drawings, network diagrams, and engineering documentation.
• Assist in configuring IP networks, switches, VLANs, and network-connected devices.
• Document integration activities, test results, configuration settings, and build records.
• Support system upgrades, repairs, and engineering change implementations.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective actions for production and integration issues.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, engineering processes, and configuration management procedures.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Production teams to achieve successful system deliveries.
• Support preparation and maintenance of integration procedures, checklists, and test documentation.
• Travel occasionally to customer locations to support system installation, deployment, and troubleshooting activities.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 0-3 years of engineering experience, internships, co-op experience, or technical hands-on experience in system integration, manufacturing, or testing environments.
• Fundamental understanding of computer hardware, electronics, and networking concepts.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring schematics, and technical documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Our Values

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Around 2,100 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.

Benefits

We are committed to supporting our mission through the following employee benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Life Insurance & AD&D
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1
• PTO that scales with tenure and sick leave
• Company-sponsored team-building activities to boost morale and productivity.