Are you inspired by the idea of supporting our nation’s critical infrastructure and securing communications for first responders, utilities, and transportation?
Are you an independent, self-motivated individual contributor also capable of rolling up your sleeves and supporting your teammates when unexpected challenges arise?
Company Overview
Eastern Communications, Ltd. is a critical communications provider based in Long Island City, Queens, NY. Founded in 1976, and acquired from original ownership in 2020, Eastern provides infrastructure, technical services, field replacement parts, and maintenance to a range of end users including public safety, transportation, utilities, and the federal government. The company has earned its exceptional reputation for delivering the highest quality products and services over its 40+ year history. In February 2023, Eastern acquired Marshalltown, Iowa-based RACOM corporation, and now comprises 200 employees across 16 locations nationwide.
Role Overview
The Eastern Communications Ltd. Systems Engineer is a customer facing position to support the design, implementation, and testing of Land Mobile Radio wireless communications systems for Public Safety, Transportation and Utility Customers. As the Engineer of Record, the System Engineer will own the technical aspect of a project from contract award through final system acceptance. This role will work closely with the Eastern Communications Ltd. Project Manager as well as the customer through all phases of the project lifecycle.
This is a remote position with no preference of geographic location within the Continental United States
Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide Systems Engineering project ownership after contract award including final design and equipment selection, implementation and as-built documentation, factory and on-site installation and system optimization.
- Partner with a Project Manager, Network Engineer and other System Engineers to ensure complete project lifecycle integration. Must be able to successfully interact with project teams, able to delegate as well as accept project responsibilities. Participate in discussions with customers, consultants, vendors and other personnel as necessary to advance projects
- Generate documentation and drawings to be utilized in both internal and customer facing design reviews, as well as final system documentation.
- Create and perform acceptance test plans including, Cutover/Transition plans, Coverage Acceptance Testing, System Acceptance Testing, Factory/Functional Acceptance Testing
- This role requires participation in discussions with customers, consultants, vendors, subcontractors and other Eastern Communications Ltd. personnel as necessary to complete contractual commitments
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar technical degree
- Minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience
- Willing to travel domestically (up to :50% travel based on location and project need)
Preferred Skills
- Experience working with RF, system design, networking, configuration, system programming
- Current GSEC, or SSCP certification; Security +
- Experience working with Federal agencies
- Design and field experience in IT integration, Network Assurance/Security, Network Deployments, Land Mobile Radio Systems consisting of Base Station Repeaters, Interoperability Gateway, RF, Dispatch, fixed, mobile and portable radio operation and programming
- Working knowledge in Networking, Wireless Communications, Fiber Optic, T1, MPLS, Microwave and Radio Coverage Analysis and verification
- Knowledge of virtual machine servers, software application and installation, Windows Server and Linux server operating systems
- Strong presentation skills
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