SME - RF Engineer IBW Consultant - Senior (ONSITE)

ZipRecruiter; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting company is seeking a Senior RF Engineer specialized in In-Building Wireless communication for a project in Washington, DC. The role involves design and implementation of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) for public safety radio communications, along with various responsibilities including compliance reviews and system testing. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Information Technology, with a strong background in RF engineering and public safety communications systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in public safety communications systems and DAS systems.
• Experience with RF engineering tools and troubleshooting wireless systems.
• Knowledge of LTE and P25 standard practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct design, testing, and implementation of DAS.
• Perform compliance and program reviews for wireless systems.
• Support capital project tasks and manage IBW proposals.

Skills

Public Safety Radio Communications

DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems)

RF Engineering

Troubleshooting Wireless Systems

Interference Management

Integration of P25 and 4G/5G

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Information Technology

Certification in NICET or related areas

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: SME - RF Engineer IBW Consultant – Senior (ONSITE)
Location: Washington, DC
Duration:12 Months+

Job Description:
The Contractor shall provide a RF Engineer / In-Building Wireless Consultant with at least five years of experience working in operational public safety communications systems The RF Engineering Consultant will be responsible for working with LMR radios, software, and programs. In addition, the RF Engineering Consultant will also be responsible for the design, testing, and implementation of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) that support FirstNet and P25 public safety radio communications.

The RF Engineering Consultant will perform technical work in the field of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and wireless communications system engineering, design, testing, and implementation. The consultant will be responsible for program review, compliance with licensing regulations, requirements gathering, design review, change management, and final acceptance of wireless systems. Duties will include testing and acceptance of DAS systems, FCC licensing support, and radio system coverage testing to include antennas, link budget, and working with equipment vendors to implement feature upgrades. Furthermore, the consultant will conduct short and long-term planning to meet current and future communications requirements. The consultant will also be responsible for performing hardware / software analysis to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment.

Day to Day Tasks:

• Support various capital project tasks associated with radio system infrastructure, subscriber radio deployment, DAS systems performance monitoring and interference resolution, and the testing and acceptance of client projects associated with DAS and radio systems infrastructure
• Develop criteria for approval of In-Building Wireless (IBW) proposals and applications.
• Review and approve IBW proposals for compliance
• Review existing guidelines for IBW
• Update requirements for IBW systems implementation and support when applicable
• Perform field surveys of new and existing BDA installations
• Troubleshoot IBW network interference on the Public Safety Radio System
• Investigate IBW network coverage issues
• Support / complete agency radio programming requests
• Manage / coordinate encryption and OTAR upgrades
• Develop radio training material for internal and external users
• Develop technical guidelines for radio use
• Maintain and calibrate Motorola P25 subscriber radios
• Support client radio operations

Responsibilities:

• Provides assessments of technical and operational practices associated with upgrades and system changes based on leading industry standards specific to the requested technology.
• Provides technical SME support for the Public Safety Radio, DAS, and BDA systems.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts research in a variety of areas, such as new or existing products for Wireless technology.
• Searches sources such as reference works, literature, documents, newspapers, statistical records, and other sources of information. May use Internet, Intranet, magazines, periodicals, journals, and other media to perform research.
• Analyzes information and statistical data to prepare reports and studies for use by professionals.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
• Certification in related areas (e.g., NICET) is a plus.

Skills:
SkillsRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceSME in complex enterprise level projectsRequired11YearsBachelor's degree in Engineering, IT or related field or equivalent experienceRequiredExperience working in public safety radio communications systems and DAS systemsRequired5YearsInteroperable radio communications experienceRequired3YearsExperience with integration of P25 and 4G / 5G DAS systems InfrastructureRequired3YearsExperience with RF engineering tools to simulate 4G and LMR coverage analysisRequired3YearsExperience in drive testing P25 radio systems and 4G/5G cellular systemsRequired3YearsRadio network coverage and interference analysis experienceRequired3YearsExperience in developing fleetmaps, code plugs, and programming radios for public safetyDesired2YearsExperience in In-building wireless systems design, implementation, testing, monitoring and interference managementRequired3YearsExperience in troubleshooting wireless systems including LMR, 4G/5G, and DASRequired3YearsExperience with LMR and DAS systems infrastructureRequired3YearsExperience with P25 radio networkRequired3YearsExperience and knowledge of public safety communications and interoperabilityRequired3YearsExperience and knowledge with LTE and P25 standard practicesRequired1YearsExperience and knowledge of DAS operationsRequired3YearsExperience and knowledge of wireless communications - combination of theory and practiceRequired6Years

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