Telecommunications Engineering Specialist - Pipeline

Orion Consortium, LLC.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Consortium, LLC. seeks a telecommunications engineer for a TS/SCI program with anticipated staffing beginning in November 2026.

The role focuses on designing voice, video, and data communications systems for government deployments and supervising installation and post-installation support. The successful candidate will translate business needs into telecom designs, perform in-depth analyses of alternatives, and lead design efforts for wide and local area networks while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Experience designing or configuring voice, video, and data telecoms.

Responsibilities

• Design or configure voice, video, and data communications systems.
• Oversee installation, testing, and maintenance activities.
• Provide interface support to end users and operations teams.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance modeling.
• Perform cost/merit analyses of different designs.

Skills

Telecom design

TCP/IP

LAN switching

Network analysis

End-user support

Project coordination

Government compliance

Tools

Sniffers

Network management tools

SNMP

Modeling & simulation tools

Job description

TS/SCI FS poly required.

This is a pipeline position for an anticipated new contract, with staffing expected to begin in November 2026. Employment opportunities are contingent upon final staffing requirements. Applications are being accepted in advance to identify qualified candidates for potential openings.

Description

Design or configure voice, video, and data communications systems. Supervise installation and post-installation service and maintenance. Provide support in the translation of business requirements into telecommunications requirements, designs and orders. Provide in-depth engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives for Government agencies in support of their strategic modernization efforts. Provide telecommunications enhancement designs for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Provide interface support to telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management. Support telecommunications infrastructure using technology, and telecommunications engineering best practices; Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), routing protocols, Local Area Network (LAN) switching, Internet and Intranet systems, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based network management systems. Lead design efforts that require in-depth technical knowledge of both wide area and local area communications. Analyze network performance with tools such as Sniffers; network management tools; the conduct of capacity planning and performance engineering, modeling and simulation using industry tools. Perform comparative analysis of systems and designs based on merit and cost (in terms of capital and ongoing operations); and/or engineering economics (engineering-related cost benefit analysis). Coordinate post installation operations and maintenance support.

Requirements TBD

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Full-Scope polygraph