Telecommunications Engineer

Company	Eversource Energy
Location	New Britain, CT, USA
Salary	$97570 – $108410
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s
Experience Level	Mid Level, Senior

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
at least Three years related experience
Valid united states driver’s license; CDL Class A preferred
Strong understanding of OSI seven-layer model including the interactions of transport at various layers
Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and maintain copper analog and digital communication paths
Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and maintain licensed and unlicensed microwave communication paths
Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and maintain optical communication paths
Ability to perform technical calculations for test applications
Ability to review active alarms, review of alarm history, acknowledging for active alarms, disabling / enabling alarms (maintenance mode), web portal access and reporting capabilities

Responsibilities

Supports the installation and maintenance of telecommunications devices including the ability to identify, provision, remove and modify data circuits
Evaluates preventative maintenance, inspection, installations, replacement, modification, and removal of devices performed by technicians
Capable of implementing and troubleshooting advanced layer 1 and layer 2 transport systems and intermediate knowledge of layer 3 networks and interior routing protocols such as EIGRP and OSPF
Requests, reviews and tests firewall policies related to Telecom systems including identification of required TCP/UDP ports
Performs network management system configuration updates in support of the commissioning and decommissioning of Telecom equipment including understanding SNMP v1/v/2/v3 protocol
Creates system installation and troubleshooting technical procedures, plans, scripts for technician use
Advises technicians in the execution of test procedures, plans, and scripts in support of installation and maintenance of non-standard telecom systems associated with complex telecom systems
Manages telecom emergency spare inventory including the creation of new stock coded material numbers in Maximo and provides recommendations for minimum and maximum quantities
Identifies potential improvements to communication systems to improve reliability, effectiveness, and efficiency
Leads the preparation, markup and review of engineering drawings, schematics, wiring, logic, and interconnection diagrams relating to telecom work

Preferred Qualifications

CDL Class A preferred
Knowledge of Federal and State regulatory criteria and industry standards pertaining to applications, design, installation and operations of telecommunication systems
Knowledgeable of current Telecommunications issues, practices, technology and related developments