Onsite Wireless Installation Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology; Wake Village (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Wireless Installation Engineer to lead and govern WiFi engineering, design, survey, and installation across DoD modernization sites. You will coordinate tasks, validate survey data, and guide installation teams to ensure performance, security, and DoW compliance.

The role requires supervision of wireless engineers and subcontractor resources, ensuring accurate documentation and alignment with Cisco/HPE wireless infrastructures and enterprise

Qualifications

• 5+ years of wireless network engineering experience or equivalent.
• BS degree or higher in Wireless Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading installation teams in complex environments (DoD/federal preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site supervision for wireless survey techs, installers, and subcontractor personnel.
• Oversee end-to-end wireless lifecycle activities: predictive design, active/passive surveys, validation surveys, installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure designs meet DoW, Air Force, Space Force, and industry standards including TIA/EIA and OEM best practices.

Skills

RF Survey

Wireless Design

WLAN

Wireless Networks

Education

BS degree or higher in Wireless Engineering

Tools

Ekahau

Hamina

iBwave

Job description

Job Qualifications

RF Survey, Wireless Design, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wireless Networks

Job Description

The Wireless Installation Engineer provides technical leadership, oversight, and quality governance for all wireless (WiFi) engineering, design, survey, and installation activities across global Air Force and Space Force modernization sites. This role is responsible for coordinating wireless engineering tasks, ensuring design accuracy, validating survey data, and guiding implementation teams through installation, configuration, and optimization of the wireless infrastructure. The Wireless Installation Engineer oversees wireless engineers, survey technicians, and subcontractor wireless resources to ensure the resulting wireless network meets performance, coverage, security, and DoW compliance requirements.

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

Professional Engineering

Skills

RF Survey, Wireless Design, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wireless Networks

Certifications

None

Experience

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Provide on-site supervision for wireless survey techs, installers, and subcontractor personnel
• Oversee end-to-end wireless lifecycle activities: predictive design, active/passive surveys, validation surveys, installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
• Ensure all wireless designs and implementation activities comply with DoW, Air Force, Space Force, and industry standards including TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, DoW WiFi security requirements, and OEM best practices
• Review, validate, and approve predictive wireless designs, heatmaps, channel plans, AP placement, and performance modeling
• Validate survey data (active, passive, and sensor-based) for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to program-specific survey guidelines
• Coordinate with the Site Implementation Lead on scheduling, resource management, risk identification, and daily task execution
• Collaborate with network engineers to ensure proper integration of Cisco 9800 wireless LAN controller (WLC) configurations with switching, routing, authentication, and security infrastructures
• Oversee quality assurance by inspecting installed APs, cabling, labeling, mounting, and wireless system configurations
• Ensure accurate documentation including RF designs, survey reports, as builts, configuration files, and post-install validation
• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for wireless performance, coverage, security, and spectrum issues
• Coordinate with base communications teams, cybersecurity personnel, and Government stakeholders on wireless design and deployment requirements
• Develop status reports, contribute to briefings, and support weekly project meetings and stakeholder engagements

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5+ years experience in wireless network engineering, WLAN design, wireless survey, or enterprise wireless deployment
• BS degree or additional years of experience in Wireless Engineering in lieu of degree
• Experience leading installation teams in complex environments (DoW, federal, campus, or largescale enterprise preferred)
• Strong hands-on experience with predictive and validation wireless survey tools (Ekahau, Hamina, iBwave, or similar)
• Strong familiarity with TIA/EIA wireless-relevant standards and cabling/pathway requirements
• Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna types, power levels, interference sources, and spectrum analysis
• Experience integrating wireless systems into enterprise authentication and network security frameworks
• Experience managing subcontractor and field technicians in installation and survey operations
• Experience supporting modernization, upgrade, or large-scale deployment projects
• Active Secret clearance

Preferred Experience

• DoW or AF/SF network modernization experience
• Direct experience with Cisco or Aruba/HPE wireless infrastructure
• Experience conducting wireless validation surveys on secure or classified networks
• Previous experience in leading installation teams and working with low voltage cable vendors

Certifications (Preferred Or Required)

• Security+ CE (required or 8140 equivalent)
• CWNA (Certified Wireless Network Administrator) – strongly preferred
• CWDP, CWSP, or CWNE – highly desirable
• Ekahau ECSE (Design, Troubleshooting, or Advanced) – strongly preferred
• Cisco Wireless (e.g., CCNA Wireless, CCNP Enterprise with Wireless specialization) – preferred
• BICSI Technician, Installer 2, or other cabling-related certifications considered highly desirable

Additional Requirements

• Ability to conduct physical wireless surveys (walking, equipment transport, ceiling-level installation checks)
• Strong communication and leadership skills to guide multi-disciplinary wireless teams
• Ability to produce and validate high-quality engineering documentation
• Hiring location will be onsite at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

#BIM

The likely salary range for this position is $107,744 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA HI Hickam AFB

Total Rewards At GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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