Principal Systems Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +14 more locations.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design and execution of Motorola ASTRO 25 and related technology solutions for Department of Defense and Federal Government entities.

• Work in collaboration with Project Managers, Systems Engineers, System Technologists, Construction Managers, and Customer Service Managers.

• Manage all technical components of assigned projects until final system approval.

• Design radio networks that encompass infrastructure, subscribers, power systems, equipment shelters, tower configurations, and backhaul networks.

• Carry out customer design evaluations, supervised staging and acceptance testing, coverage acceptance assessments, live system upgrades, and troubleshooting.

• Set up, configure, and conduct acceptance testing for systems in both lab staging and field environments.

• Execute radio coverage evaluations, frequency analysis, and interference mitigation strategies.

• Contribute to and engage in NTIA radio system licensing.

• Prepare system fleet maps, encryption schemes, and radio programming templates.

• Generate as-built system documentation.

• Create plans and take part in live system cutovers and upgrades.

• Travel 25–50% to customer locations across the country.

⛳️ Requirements

• Candidates must reside in the DC Metro area to serve Federal Clients.

• Must be a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining the necessary security clearance as mandated by government contracts.

• Bachelor's (BS) Degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field + 4 years of relevant experience; OR 8+ years of experience in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Familiarity with Radio Frequency Engineering principles.

• Experience in Land / Mobile Radio Engineering principles.

• Understanding of wireless and wireline communication systems.

• Knowledge of RFDS principles, including antenna and cable selection, transmit combiners, receive multi-couplers, and lightning protection systems.

• Awareness of P25 Land Mobile Radio terminology and two-way subscriber radio provisioning methods.

• Experience with Motorola ASTRO 25 architecture is advantageous.

• Understanding of building remote communication sites, including site selection, grounding, compound development, tower, and shelter requirements.

• Familiarity with Fortinet and Juniper firewalls, Nokia 7705 series routers, Juniper SRX/MX (Junos) series routers, HP/Aruba and Juniper switches.

• Knowledge of SSH, SCP, SFTP, and RDP remote access methods.

• Understanding of point-to-point microwave systems and microwave RF and network design.

• Familiarity with software application integration, API concepts, computer operating systems, and the OSI model.

• Knowledge of networking protocols and devices including OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, SIP, RTP, SNMP, NAT, routers, switches, and stateful packet firewalls.

• Understanding of physical-layer technologies including fiber, copper, and microwave connectivity.

• Ability to produce design documents and drawings using Microsoft, Google, or similar office productivity/drawing software.

• Exceptional troubleshooting, critical thinking, analytical, communication, and technical writing skills.

• Capability to work remotely from a home office without local supervision.

• Ability to lead customer-facing meetings and collaborate with colleagues, customers, and third-party service providers.

• Capacity to manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritize effectively.

• Willingness to learn and utilize company-provided software systems for IP network systems, radio coverage modeling, RF components, applications, operating systems, virtualization platforms, software installation debugging, and log-file review.

• Desired certifications include GROL, Amateur Radio Operator License, or equivalent experience; CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA, or similar.

🏝️ Benefits

• Incentive Bonus Plans.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.

• 401K with Company Match.

• 10 Paid Holidays.

• Generous Paid Time Off Packages.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Paid Parental & Family Leave.

• Referral Payment Plan.