Lead Telecom/Cisco Network Engineer

• Execute design, configurations, test and commissioning activities for the telecommunication system according to the overall project schedules
• Resolve interfaces internal and external to the Telecommunication System (e.g. Signaling, Rolling Stock, etc.)
• Integrate medium-complex networks
• Create Bill of Materials and support Purchasing Department to order equipment in particular for the Wired and Wireless telecommunications networks
• Interface with Customer and Managers on design and commissioning status
• Maintain an open action items list and produce effective reporting.
• Configure Networks (mainly Cisco switches, routers, radios)
• Perform site surveys on railroad property to lay out basic equipment.
• Perform Commissioning, Optimization and testing of Radio, network and fibers

(MUST-HAVE minimum requirements)

• Knowledge of principles, practices, methods, terminology and trends in communications engineering including the fields of radio frequency allocations, electromagnetic wave propagation, and radio frequency field strength measurements and tolerances.
• Knowledge of fiber optics, computers, digital communications processors, servers, programming, applications, software, and hardware related to network communications.
• Extensive working knowledge of Networks design, both wired and wireless
• Extensive experience with various network architectures and topologies
• Working Knowledge of network design patterns, constraints and protocols (CCNP or equivalent certification preferred)
• Working knowledge of Switching and Routing protocols
• Working knowledge of wireless communications in demanding scenarios
• Excellent ability to use sophisticated test equipment including OTDR and spectrum analyzers.
• Working knowledge of Test and commissioning processes
• Skilled in handling electric, electronic, and mechanical drawings and schematics
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to communicate complex technical information

Desired Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of telecommunications systems for the railway industry
• Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering or Information Technology Qualifications/ University Degree
• From 2 to 5 years of Railway System Engineering expertise

Pulled from the full job description 401(k) Health insurance Retirement plan Paid time off Vision insurance Health savings account Dental insurance, * 401(k)

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Our client, which specializes in Rail Signaling Solutions, is a subsidiary of international Fortune 500 technology company. They are a provider of traffic management, planning, train control, and signaling systems and services. Further, the company’s additional business sectors include high speed rail, main lines and freight, mass transit and light rail, computer-based interlocking systems, construction planning, supervision and traffic control, as well as a variety of rail related components.