Skype interview for Microwave Design Engineer in Denver CO

360 IT Professionals; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing firm is seeking a Microwave Design Engineer for a contract position in Denver, CO. The successful candidate will perform complex microwave planning and design tasks, guide vendors in optimization efforts, and ensure synchronization across TDM and IP networks. Experience with PathLoss and RF planning is essential. This role offers an opportunity to work on statewide microwave designs and collaborate with field technicians.

Qualifications

• Experience in microwave engineering design and optimization.
• Proficiency in PathLoss v5.1, Link Planner, and Google Earth.
• Strong understanding of network topologies and traffic planning.

Responsibilities

• Perform microwave planning and design tasks.
• Guide vendors in development and optimization of microwave networks.
• Design and document statewide complex microwave links.
• Review site studies and work with field technicians.
• Conduct RF planning and dimensioning.
• Ensure synchronization across TDM and IP networks.

Skills

Microwave planning and design

Vendor support and guidance

PathLoss v5.1 experience

Microsoft Office tools

RF planning

Network topology knowledge

Transport network backhaul planning

Avait Microwave Radios configuration

Job description

Skype interview for Microwave Design Engineer in Denver CO

Contract position.

Responsibilities

• Perform Microwave planning and design task in a highly complex microwave engineering and backhaul network
• Guide and support vendor in planning, design, development and optimization efforts of a microwave network; including TDM and IP/MPLS backhaul network as per specified design rules and topology guidelines
• Design and document statewide complex microwave links and topology for existing and new sites
• Review LOS studies, site visits as necessary, creating augments in state network working with field technicians and creating MW RFDS, CIQ, and BOMs
• PathLoss v5.1, Link Planner and Google Earth experience is required
• Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, MySQL, Perl/Python) tools experience
• Planet design experience beneficial but not required
• RF planning and dimensioning: routing and microwave path analysis based on diverse maps or terrain databases, radio path calculations and antenna sizing, frequency planning
• Solid understanding in network topologies like, Linear backbones, Ring, Mesh
• Capacity/Traffic planning of transport network backhaul like, SONET/SDH, T3/DS3, T1/DS1, DSOs and cutovers
• Plan and build VRF’s to migrate TDM traffic to IP/MPLS with knowledge of OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, MPLS, VRFs, VPNs, Tunnels (L2TP, L3TP), BGP, QoS (RFC 2544)
• Ensure timing and synchronization across TDM and IP networks (IEEE 1588, RFC 1305)
• Experience configuring and deploying Avait Microwave Radios, routers, switches and firewalls in an MPLS network environment