VHF Radio Service Maintenance Technician

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the telecommunications sector seeks a Radio Technical Support professional to enhance communication systems. The role involves hands-on maintenance of radio systems, ensuring minimal downtime and high performance. Candidates should be experienced in telecommunications with a strong technical background, capable of working under pressure in no-notice situations. This opportunity lifts the technical and operational readiness of critical communication platforms in Washington, D.C.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of direct experience with telecommunications, integration and design.
• Experience of 5 years or more in specific telecommunications systems.
• Ability to pass US Capitol Police Background Check.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance of Motorola Trunked and Conventional radio systems.
• Document components and devices, maintain logs on performance and changes.
• Maintain RF antenna systems and ensure optimal operational performance.

Skills

Motorola Solutions equipment and training

P25 trunking systems platforms

Technical Maintenance and Awareness of AC and DC Power Plants

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Test equipment (Viavi service monitor, Anritsu LMR SiteMaster)

Motorola Base Station equipment

Job description

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking Radio Technical support workforce that is capable to accomplish its assigned duties and respond to no-notice situations in order to sustain the customer's mission and its processes. Provide minimization of the customer's equipment downtime, taking into consideration the circumstances/characteristics of the equipment defect or damage, customer service oriented and respond to the needs of the customer and other contractors. Contractor, Engineering and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) staff will work alongside division staff to modernize the RF over Fiber Distributed Antenna System in place today to a supported and future ready platform.

Provide staff to support maintenance of Motorola Trunked and Conventional radio system core hardware, network devices, and associated components. Complete moto-patching of equipment, devices and network components. Maintain RF antenna systems of various frequencies and power levels with components to include: Transmit combiners, receive multi-couplers, duplexers, pass and reject filtering, diplexers, and precision tuned filter assemblies with test equipment to include Vector Network Analyzers, return loss bridges, tracking generators with spectrum analyzers, antenna analyzers and power meters.

Support staff will ascertain performance of equipment is at or exceeding minimum expected manufacturer performance along with ability to exceed minimum levels to ensure best performance of radio sites for coverage in both talk-in and talk-out coverage to selected service areas. Complete inventory of all systems, document components and devices, maintain logs on performance and changes, complete site binders associated with site layout, service entities for all equipment, wiring diagrams and network references, and descriptions of service area sites to use for reference when missions require an offline copy. Report items found outside of expected operation or performance to the COR for next steps to monitor, restore or enhance depending on risk to operational mission.

This position is located in Washington, DC. There is no relocation assistance available for this position. Applicants must be currently residing in or state willingness to relocate self to Washington DC or surrounding areas.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Associate degree and at least 2 years of direct experience with telecommunications, integration and design (additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree)
Ability to pass US Capitol Police Background Check
Motorola Solutions equipment and training
Experience of 5 years or more with:

• P25 trunking systems platforms and components
  • VMS hardware
  • Juniper SRX and ACX routers / switches
  • GGM8000 routers
  • Aruba switches
  • Fortinet Firewalls
  • Motorola GTR Base stations
  • CORE hardware and network devices
  • Dispatch sub-site network devices and console PC's
  • TRAK GPS timing sources
  • Motorola RDM timing sources
• Conventional resources to include:
  • CCGW
  • Consolettes
  • MCD5000
  • MCG8000
  • RGU's
  • IPLC's
  • RGU IP Link Converters
  • And similar hardware
• SME with test equipment to include:
  • Viavi service monitor w/ autotest
  • Anritsu LMR SiteMaster 412e
  • Tracking generator w/ return loss bridge
  • Telephone line test set
  • Digital VOM
  • Ethernet test set
  • USB test set
  • Programming software for LMR devices and equipment
• Technical Maintenance and Awareness of AC and DC Power Plants
  • Inspection of AC Power supporting communications equipment
  • Inspection and verify proper operation of Uninterruptable Power Systems (UPS)
  • Inspection and verify proper operation of Emergency Power systems to include Generators, DC power plants, and similar
  • backup or emergency power systems that support communication equipment
  • Inspection of DC power systems that support equipment mounted in vehicles or are fixed and operate solely on DC power
  • Proper procedures on lock-out/tag-out when opening from mains or power sources equipment for maintenance. The reversal of restoring power to equipment shall follow industry methods of power-up and include procedures from the program office when required

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with any of the following Motorola Base Station equipment:
  • Motorola APX-600
  • Vertex Radio
  • Motorola Astro Mobile
  • Motorola XTS-5000
  • Motorola TXM 2000 VHF
  • Motorola GTR 8000
  • Digital Interface Unit (DIU)
  • Astro Tac Comparator(ATAC)
  • Motorola XTS-3000
  • Motorola Radio Gateway Unit (RGU)
  • Wave Routers
  • KVL Key Loaders
• Experience with Juniper, Circuit to Packet (CTP-150)
• Experience using test equipment such as O-scope, Fireberd, and transmission test sets
• Familiarity with patch panels
• Ability to be self-reliant
• Ability to professionally interact with high level civilian officials on a daily basis
• Quality assurance experience with both new and upgraded telecommunications systems
• Trainer / training experience
• Positive service-oriented attitude
• Experience with larger enterprise IP networks and related networking equipment
• Familiarity with Motorola portable and mobile radio accessories and how they work in unison with the devices
• Familiarity with Motorola trunked digital radio operation with focus on affiliation process, devices operation when experiencing high traffic, declaring emergencies, navigation from the keypad vs channel selector

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $85549 - $136879

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.