Sr.SME-RF Engineer or IBW Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

Please note that this position is with our direct client

Weare looking for a SME - RF Engineer / IBW Consultant - Senior (Min 11+ Yrs Exp) 100%ONSITE (Web Cam Interview) .

POSITION DESCRIPTION

DIRECT CLIENT Position

Number of positions : 1

Length : 8-20 Months+

Work Address : Washington DC

Immediate interviews (Web Cam Interview)

Please note this position is 100% ONSITE

Job Description :

11-15 years of experience. Provides assessments of technical and operational practices based on leading industry standards specific to the requested technology.

The Contractor shall provide a RF Engineer / In-Building Wireless Consultant with at least five years of experience working in operational public safety communications systems The RF Engineering Consultant will be responsible for working with LMR radios, software, and programs. In addition, the RF Engineering Consultant will also be responsible for the design, testing, and implementation of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) thatsupport FirstNet and P25 public safety radio communications.

The RF Engineering Consultant will perform technical work in the field of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and wireless communications system engineering, design, testing,and implementation. The consultant will be responsible for program review, compliance with licensing regulations, requirements gathering, design review, change management, and final acceptance of wireless systems.Duties will include testing and acceptance of DAS systems, FCC licensing support, and radio system coverage testing to include antennas, link budget,and working with equipment vendors to implement feature upgrades.Furthermore, the consultant will conduct short and long-term planning to meet current and future communications requirements. The consultant will also be responsible for performing hardware / software analysis to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment.

Day to Day Tasks :

• Support various capital project tasks associated with radio system infrastructure, subscriber radio deployment, DAS systems performance monitoring and interference resolution, and the testing and acceptance of projects associated with DAS and radio systems infrastructure
• Develop criteria for approval of In-Building Wireless (IBW) proposals and applications.
• Review and approve IBW proposals for compliance
• Review existing guidelines for IBW
• Update requirements for IBW systems implementation and support when applicable
• Perform field surveys of new and existing BDA installations
• Troubleshoot IBW network interference on the Public Safety Radio System
• Investigate IBW network coverage issues
• Support / complete agency radio programming requests
• Manage / coordinate encryption and OTAR upgrades
• Develop radio training material for internal and external users
• Develop technical guidelines for radio use
• Maintain and calibrate Motorola P25 subscriber radios
• Support radio operations

JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities :

Minimum Education / Certification Requirements :

Bachelors degree in engineering, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

Certification in related areas (e.g., NICET) is a plus.

Required / Desired Skills

Candidates must have ALL the Required skills in order to be considered for the position. Desired or Highly Desired skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.

Skill Matrix (Please fill the last two columns of this matrix)

Experience with Business workflow processes

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Years of Experience

Last Used

11-15. yrs as SME in complex enterprise level projects

Required

11

Years

Bachelors degree in engineering, IT or related field or equivalent experience

Required

5 years of experience working in public safety radio communications systems and DAS systems

Required

Years

3 years of interoperable radio communications experience

Required

Years

3 years of experience with integration of P25 and 4G / 5G DAS systems Infrastructure

Required

Years

3 years of experience with RF engineering tools to simulate 4G and LMR coverage analysis

Required

Years

3 years of experience in drive testing P25 radio systems and 4G / 5G cellular systems

Required

Years

3 years of radio network coverage and interference analysis experience

Required

Years

2 years of experience in developing fleet maps, code plugs, and programming radios for public safety

Desired

Years

3 years of experience in In-building wireless systems design, implementation, testing, monitoring and interference management

Required

Years

3 years of experience in troubleshooting wireless systems including LMR, 4G / 5G, and DAS

Required

Years

3 years of experience with LMR and DAS systems infrastructure

Required

Years

3 years of experience with P25 radio network

Required

Years

3 years of experience and knowledge of public safety communications and interoperability

Required

Years

1 year of experience and knowledge with LTE and P25 standard practices

Required

Years

3 years of experience and knowledge of DAS operations

Required

Years

6 years of experience and knowledge of wireless communications - combination of theory and practice

Required

Years