Responsibilities
- Manage FAA telecommunication and other electronic system installation projects from initiation through completion
- Execute all five project phases: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing
- Provide cost estimates and procure all required installation materials
- Communicate regularly with project stakeholders and manage change requests
- Deliver project plans, engineering design packages, and risk mitigation strategies
- Coordinate with project managers, financial analysts, and installation teams
- Support project closeout activities with facility managers, ensuring scope alignment
- Develop engineering implementation plans, instructions, and design packages
- Review facility drawings and documentation including structural, electrical, Telco, and signal flow schematics
- Conduct initial site surveys to assess facility conditions and resource requirements
- Engineer installations at FAA federal facilities including ARTCC, ATCT, BUEC, RCAG, RCL, RCO, RTR, and Mobile Communication Vehicles
- Support installation and upgrade of communications systems including: Radio equipment, Radio racks, Telco equipment, Antennas, RF cables, Grounding systems, Junction boxes, Lightning protection systems, Towers, poles, and platforms, General facility construction, VOIP/VCS system
- Coordinate with electronic installation teams to ensure requirements are met and materials are available onsite
- Conduct pre-installation meetings and support installation readiness
- Work with complex electronic equipment systems
- Support switching systems, copper telephone lines, coaxial cable, and fiber optic links
- Perform electrical troubleshooting and system validation
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship (required for government contract work)
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or six (6) years of relevant technical experience (equivalent military training may be considered)
- Ability to travel 20% to 100%
- Ability to climb antenna towers up to 100 feet
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and blueprints
- Ability to pass a government background check and meet federal background investigation requirements
- Must possess a valid, current driver’s license
- Must have access to a credit card with sufficient credit to cover travel expenses (reimbursed per company policy)
Nice to Have
- Minimum of 2 years of experience delivering engineering implementation plans, engineering instructions, and CAD drawings
- Experience working on FAA facilities
- Strong understanding of manual and power tools
- Experience using test equipment including communication test sets, multimeters, ohmmeters, power meters, mega-ohms meters, Anritsu, and similar tools
- Electrical troubleshooting experience
Benefits
- Medical insurance and prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Retirement plan with company match
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- Ability to climb towers up to 100 feet
- Ability to work in field environments and at height
- Ability to work with tools, test equipment, and construction materials
- Ability to travel and support field-based installations as required
- Travel requirement: 20% to 100%
- Travel aligned to FAA regional assignments
- Employees are required to cover travel-related expenses in advance, which are reimbursed in accordance with company policy
