Support Engineer Radio

Skeyes Air Traffic; Town of Belgium (WI); On-site; USD 79,926 - 114,181; Full time

Job summary

skeyes is seeking a Support Engineer Radio to ensure the proper functioning of our Radio and Voice Communication systems, enabling pilots and air traffic controllers to communicate continuously and safely.

You will perform preventive maintenance, analyze issues with specialists, log technical reports, and contribute to new system development and testing. International travel and staff training are part of the role.

Qualifications

• RF engineering background in radio communications.
• Experience with TCP/IP networks, VOIP and Linux.
• Willingness to travel (Belgium and abroad) and handle on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Follow up preventive maintenance and repair Radio/Voice systems.
• Analyse reported problems with specialized technicians and propose solutions.
• Adjust software and systems; log specifications in reports.
• Contribute to developing/installing/testing new systems; draft specs and test protocols.
• Ensure RadioCOM and Voice systems meet ISO procedures and regulations.
• Lead or participate in technical projects and changes within scope of expertise.
• Travel in Belgium and internationally as required for the job.
• Train staff in the area of expertise.

Skills

RF engineer

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

TCP/IP networks

VOIP

Linux

On-call availability

English communication

Job description

As our Support Engineer Radio you are responsible for the proper functioning of our Radio and Voice Communication systems. Thanks to those systems pilots and air traffic controllers can continuously communicate with each other. That way, you help keep air traffic safe.

Responsibilities

• You follow up the preventive maintenance and you perform repairs of Radio and Voice Communication systems.
• When a specialized technician reports a problem, you analyse it and suggest improvements or solutions.
• You make adjustments to software and systems and draw up specifications. You log them in maintenance and technical reports.
• Based on your expertise as a Support Engineer RadioCOM you also contribute to developing, installing and testing new systems. Concretely, you contribute to drawing up the technical specifications and test protocols.
• Thanks to your expertise, you ensure that our RadioCOM and Voice systems are in conformity with ISO procedures and regulations.
• In addition to collaborating as an expert on larger projects and programmes, you also independently carry out technical projects and changes in your own field.
• You sometimes travel in Belgium as well as abroad for your job.
• You also train staff in your area of expertise.

Qualifications

• You are an RF engineer, preferably specialized in Radio, passionate by telecommunications.
• You are skilled in analogue and digital electronics and analysing problems and developing new concepts maybe you catalogue yourself as a maker.
• You know your way around TCP/IP networks (LAN/WAN), VOIP and Linux.
• Because our systems have to remain operational 24/7, we expect you to be flexible and that you can be reached from time to time outside of office hours through a rotating system. (Compensated on-call service)
• You enjoy challenges and variety. Tasks such as occasional mast climbing (after training) do not deter you.
• You have a good command of English, but you can also express yourself in Dutch and French.
• Thanks to your outstanding analytical skills, you are able to thoroughly analyse problems and suggest improvements.

In light of the vacancy to which you respond we would like to draw your special attention to the fact that prior to being employed by skeyes candidates have to undergo a security screening which will be carried out by the National Security Authority.

Why work at skeyes?

Our mission is to ensure the safety and efficiency of air traffic, and also to reduce its ecological footprint in order to make it part of a sustainable future. Today, contributing to the development of aviation means playing an economic and social role on a global scale. Learn more about working at skeyes