Radio Communications Systems Engineer-25363101

San Diego County Public Defender’s Office; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office as a Radio Communications Systems Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in public safety communications. This position entails planning and managing radio systems and requires a bachelor's degree in a related field along with significant relevant experience.

Benefits

Public sector job security

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Three years of professional engineering experience in electronic communications.
• Experience with large, multi-site radio and microwave networks.
• Possession of related degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare plans for radio coverage and communication propagation contours.
• Conduct engineering studies for potential interference and compatibility.
• Coordinate with telecommunications carriers and other agencies.

Skills

Engineering skills

Project management

Communication skills

Technical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, telecommunications engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Are you looking for a challenge and an opportunity to play a key role in the technical planning, building, and migration to a next-generation regional public safety communications system?

This may be the opportunity for you!

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEER

The Sheriff's Wireless Services Division maintains radio communications for San Diego County departments and the San Diego County-Imperial County Regions Communications System (NextGen RCS). The system consists of a 100+ node MPLS microwave network, a 700+ channel Astro P25 Phase I/Phase II 800 MHz trunking system, 50+ radios communication facilities, and over 200 conventional interoperability repeaters. It provides critical public safety communications to over 20,000 radio users throughout San Diego and Imperial counties.

As part of the Sheriff's Wireless Services Division, this position may be required to:

• Prepare plans to establish radio coverage and communication propagation contours for base station installations, considering factors like frequency, power levels, system gains and losses, sensitivity parameters, and antenna heights.
• Conduct engineering studies of potential interference sources and compatibility requirements for proposed communication installations, including collection and preliminary evaluation of engineering data such as frequency, bandwidth, modulation technique, field strength, emission levels, and distortion.
• Prepare specifications for equipment, circuits, and systems implementation to ensure design adequacy and compliance with operational requirements.
• Develop installation plans and cost estimates for configuration, interconnecting circuitry, and equipment location, and inspect construction for conformance to blueprints and specifications.
• Coordinate with telecommunications carriers, FCC, public utility companies, public safety agencies, vendors, and other agencies for system implementation.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate excellent engineering and project management skills
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have significant experience with large land mobile trunked radio systems and microwave backhaul networks
• Have experience in public safety communications systems
• Be capable of working independently and be self-motivated

We offer:

• Public sector job security
• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits

For more information about the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, click here. For more about the RCS, click here. A complete description of duties and responsibilities can be found here.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Three (3) years of full-time professional engineering experience in electronic communications, including working with large, multi-site radio and/or microwave networks; AND

2. Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in electrical, electronics, telecommunications engineering, or a related field; OR

2. An equivalent combination of education and experience totaling seven (7) years.

Note: Experience with land mobile radios, trunked radio systems, microwave transport networks, and IP-based communications systems is highly desirable. Knowledge of engineering design and drawing programs like AutoCAD is also highly desirable.

The Department of Human Resources practices Blind Applicant Screening to promote fairness and diversity.

The most qualified candidates will be referred for interviews. Be sure to include relevant experience in both the Work Experience and Supplemental Questionnaire sections of the application. Resumes alone are not accepted.

Please submit a resume with your application.

THE EVALUATION PROCESS

Qualified applicants will be evaluated over six months based on application and supplemental responses, with an automated system initially screening for minimum qualifications. Successful applicants will then be individually reviewed.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities. The County of San Diego values diversity and supports veterans' employment and development. Learn more about veteran resources and policies here.