Systems Integration Engineer - SME Telecommunications Team

In this role, you will serve as a technical mentor who guides and supports the work of the Service Area field team while still performing hands on tasks yourself. You will support the physical and logical integration of fiber and IP based circuits and direct the technical work needed to move legacy copper (TDM) systems to modern fiber and IP networks across the National Airspace System (NAS).

The selected candidate will be assigned to an FAA specific location as a “home base” to work from and will travel throughout the region to support multiple locations. Travel may be short or long distance and expenses will be reimbursed. Candidates must undergo the FAA suitability process and may be able to support the contract for a short time while suitability is processed. These are long term assignments.

What You’ll Do:

Manage Technical Integration: Lead the design, integration, and testing of systems that support the National Airspace System (NAS). Turn early architecture drawings into working IP network solutions. Provide clear technical directions and take ownership of technical tasks and related project activities.

Legacy-to-IP Migration: Lead the full life cycle of network infrastructure and software projects, from early planning through final deployment. Direct the hands-on migration of TDM circuits to IP based systems, ensuring smooth cutovers, circuit activation, and thorough performance testing.

System Validation: Assess requirement documents and identify necessary design changes; communicate these technical updates clearly to hardware and software engineering teams.

Hands-on Infrastructure Support: Work directly with network protocols and server-level hardware to solve complex technical bottlenecks during multi-state deployments.

Performance Monitoring: Use dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and technical reports to verify that new fiber installations meet required reliability and resilience standards for mission critical aviation data. Analyze operational data to identify performance trends.

Communicate with impact: Provide clear, actionable status updates, dashboards, and briefings to stakeholders and senior leadership.

U.S. Citizenship required

Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field (4 additional years of relevant experience can be accepted in lieu of degree)

8+ years of hands-on experience in telecommunications network engineering, circuit integration, or infrastructure planning.

Deep technical command of BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv6, specifically telecommunications infrastructure for TDM-to-IP conversion.

Hands-on experience with optical networking (fiber), telecom network infrastructure hardware, server-level deployments, testing, validation and acceptance.

Proven ability to model network growth and optimize capacity during large-scale system upgrades.

Telecommunications infrastructure experience with ground networks, air to ground systems and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience leading the technical integration side of multi-million-dollar infrastructure initiatives; ability to apply project management methodologies to ensure delivery, compliance, and mission alignment.

Working knowledge of cloud networking across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) to support hybrid NAS environments.

Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, or equivalent

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional ASEP

PMP certification

Familiarity with FAA BNATCS protocols or similar mission-critical government network standards For this position, there will be only one bill rate regardless of hours worked in a day and/or workweek.

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