Senior Radio Access Network Specialist

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Newark (NJ)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

FSA

Life insurance

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Retirement plans

401(k) match

457(b) plan

Job summary

NJ TRANSIT is seeking a Senior Radio Access Network Specialist to maintain and optimize complex wireless and network systems across multiple NJ sites. The role requires hands-on troubleshooting of land-mobile radio, microwave, and related communications infrastructure to ensure high availability and safety of critical transit operations.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience with LMR technologies (P25, FDMA/TDMA), MPLS networks, and RF theory, plus strong problem-solving and

Qualifications

Completion of electronics/ wireless degree or certificate.
Experience with large multi-site wireless systems including LMR and microwave.

Responsibilities

Conduct preventive and reactive maintenance on digital land-mobile radio, microwave, and network systems.

Skills

RF theory

Land-mobile radio

MPLS networking

TCP/IP

SNMP

Project management

Technical writing

Emergency/UPS power

Education

Electronics degree with wireless concentration

Tools

MS Office 365/Teams

Job description

Senior Radio Access Network Specialist

Newark

Mid-Senior level

Information Technology

Posted on Aug 27, 2026

5001+

Government Administration

Build your future as part of a dynamic company committed to transforming one of the premier transportation brands in North America. When you join team transit, the only limitations to your career are your own talent, ambition and willingness to learn. NJ TRANSIT is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Our team of almost 11,000 employees across a wide range of trades, professions and crafts, pride themselves on serving the transportation needs of New Jerseyans every day. From our operations staff and frontline personnel, to the numerous back-office departments that keep the wheels turning, the people of NJ TRANSIT are what make the company a great place to build a career.

NJ TRANSIT offers opportunities for growth and exceptional benefit packages in addition to rewarding and stable career paths. Find out for yourself why we say that NJ TRANSIT has more routes to success!

NJ TRANSIT is New Jersey's public transportation corporation, and the nation's third largest transit system. Our mission is to provide quality public transportation by serving our customers one trip at a time. As a vital link to the prosperity of the New Jersey - New York - Philadelphia region, we serve more than 200 million customer trips a year, bringing people to and from work, school and recreational activities in the tristate.

Job Description

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time–and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Roles & Responsibilities

Conduct proactive (preventive) and reactive maintenance on complex digital land-mobile radio, microwave, and network communications systems.
Troubleshoot and repair electronic communications systems.
Analyze alarm data logs and statistics. Plan and implement corrective actions.
Collect test instrument data and review with Principal RAN Specialist or management to be able to translate into actionable measures to repair, improve, optimize, or calibrate RF, microwave, or network communications systems.
Respond to trouble tickets initiated from both end-users and vendors in a timely fashion and meet stringent SLA requirements.
Participate in on-call schedule rotations
Coordinate’s facility visits/access, as necessary, with outside vendors/agencies.
Provide weekly status reports in detail to include active projects, pending maintenance and efforts to achieve 99.999% availability on all equipment.
Work under occasional supervision.

This Position Supervises

N/A.

Education, Experience & Qualifications

Completion of a technical training or degree program in electronics with a concentration in wireless systems (field experience will be considered in lieu of degree or certificate)
5+ years experience in operations and maintenance of large, multi-site, digital wireless communications systems including conventional and trunked land mobile radio systems, MPLS microwave networks.
Fluent in Microsoft Office 265 including Microsoft Teams.

Knowledge & Skills

Demonstrate practical understanding of trunking, microwave, and antenna RF theory.
Advanced understanding of land-mobile radio systems engineering principles and practices.
Demonstrate practical knowledge of Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations. This includes but is not limited to Parts 22 and 90.
Demonstrate practical experience and responsibility for operating systems using one or more of the following digital LMR air interface technologies: P25, FDMA, TDMA, TETRA, iDEN, DMR, NXDN, and at least one of the following commercial air interface technologies: 4G/LTE, and/or other wireless technologies.
Demonstrated operational knowledge and experience with various network transport technologies including: MPLS, T1, OC3, EPL..
Have proficient knowledge of fundamental networking and protocols to include L2TP, TCP-IP, UDP, Multicast, Unicast, SNMP, SMTP, NTP, OSI layer, etc.
Understanding of emergency/UPS power systems.
Demonstrated practical experience with Computer-Aided Dispatch systems.
Demonstrated project management experience.
Excellent presentation and writing skills.

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