Radio Systems Maintenance Technician

Terrestris Global Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life programs

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Radio Systems Maintenance Technician to support critical communications for law enforcement. This role involves maintaining and troubleshooting radio systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and supporting the communication needs of the United States Capitol Police. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Motorola Solutions equipment and various test devices, contributing to the safety and effectiveness of vital communication systems. Join a team that values excellence and offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Motorola Solutions equipment.
• SME level experience with various test equipment.
• Knowledge of AC and DC power systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot radio systems and communications equipment.
• Perform regular maintenance, repairs, and upgrades on hardware and software.
• Document performance and maintain logs on radio systems.

Skills

Motorola Solutions equipment

P25 trunking systems

VMS hardware

Juniper SRX routers

Fortinet Firewalls

Test equipment operation

AC and DC Power Plants

Uninterruptable Power Systems (UPS)

Education

5+ years of experience in radio systems

Tools

Viavi service monitor

Anritsu LMR SiteMaster 412e

Vector Network Analyzers

Digital VOM

Ethernet test set

Job description

Are you looking for a Challenge? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking a Radio Systems Maintenance Technician to support the United States Capitol Police (USCP)’s, Office of Information Systems (OIS), Radio Services Division (RSD). This is a on-site role with work being performed at the Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C.

I’ve never heard of Terrestris. What do you do?

At Terrestris, we leverage technology to create better mission outcomes through better human performance. We form strong client and team relationships through transparency and strive to create an environment where our team can let their excellence shine through. By finding, developing, and incorporating new ideas, we provide memorable services. Rooted in the USMC values of honor, courage, and commitment, Terrestris seeks to deliver extraordinary value to the American people by helping the Government become more efficient and effective.

So, what will the Radio Systems Maintenance Technician Terrestris do?

As the Radio Systems Maintenance Technician, you will provide technical support for the United States Capitol Police (USCP) by maintaining and troubleshooting radio systems and communications equipment. The technician will be part of the Office of Information Systems (OIS) Radio Services Division (RSD), ensuring that critical radio communications infrastructure remains fully operational and supports the communication needs of the USCP. This includes performing regular maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to both hardware and software for a variety of radio systems used by law enforcement personnel.

What does a typical day look like for the Radio Systems Maintenance Technician?

You will:

1. Provide support maintenance of Motorola Trunked and Conventional radio system core hardware, network devices, and associated components.
2. Complete moto-patching of equipment, devices and network components.
3. Maintain RF antenna systems of various frequencies and power levels with components to include: Transmit combiners, receive multi-couplers, duplexers, pass and reject filtering, diplexers, and precision tuned filter assemblies with test equipment to include Vector Network Analyzers, return loss bridges, tracking generators with spectrum analyzers, antenna analyzers and power meters.
4. Ascertain performance of equipment is at or exceeding minimum expected manufacturer performance along with ability to exceed minimum levels to ensure best performance of radio sites for coverage in both talk-in and talk-out coverage to selected service areas.
5. Complete inventory of all systems, document the components and devices, maintain logs on performance and changes, and complete site binders associated with site layout, service entities for all equipment, wiring diagrams and network references, and descriptions of service area sites to use for reference when missions require an offline copy.
6. Report items found outside of expected operation or performance to the COR for next steps to monitor, restore or enhance depending on risk to operational mission.

What qualifications do you look for?

You might be the professional we’re looking for if you have:

1. 5 + years of experience with Motorola Solutions equipment.
2. Training programs for:
1. P25 trunking systems platforms and components
3. VMS hardware
4. Juniper SRX and ACX routers / switches
5. GGM8000 routers
6. Aruba switches
7. Fortinet Firewalls
8. Motorola GTR Base stations
9. CORE hardware and network devices
10. Dispatch sub-site network devices and console PC’s
11. TRAK GPS timing sources
12. Motorola RDM timing sources Conventional resources to include:
1. CCGW
2. Consolettes
3. MCD5000
4. MCG8000
5. RGU’s
6. IPLC’s
7. RGU IP Link Converters
8. And similar hardware
13. SME level experience with test equipment to include:
1. Viavi service monitor w/ autotest
2. Anritsu LMR SiteMaster 412e
3. Tracking generator w/ return loss bridge
4. Telephone line test set
5. Digital VOM
6. Ethernet test set
7. USB test set
8. Programming software for LMR devices and equipment
9. Technical Maintenance and Awareness of AC and DC Power Plants.
10. Experience in the inspection of:
1. AC Power supporting communications equipment.
2. DC power systems that support equipment mounted in vehicles or are fixed and operate solely on DC power.
3. Experience in inspecting and verifying proper operation of:
1. Uninterruptable Power Systems (UPS)
2. Emergency Power systems to include Generators, DC power plants, and similar backup or emergency power systems that support communication equipment
4. Knowledge of:
1. Proper procedures on lock-out/tag-out when opening from mains or power sources equipment for maintenance.
2. The reversal of restoring power to equipment shall follow industry methods of power-up and include procedures from the program office when required
3. Similar equipment, tools and or devices that maintain various equipment within trunked and conventional radio systems.

What kind of benefits does Terrestris Offer?

We offer outstanding benefits including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

Terrestris is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.