Field Engineer

Aspire Recruitment; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Job description

Permanent Vacancy

Job Title: Field Engineer
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: up to £45,000 BenefitsPurpose of the Role:

A UK-wide communications company providing a wide range of services to a variety of customers is seeking a Field Engineer for its Radio department. Based at their Greater Manchester office, this position complements our engineering team and provides additional skill and resource to an ever-expanding product and customer base. The successful applicant will be involved with all aspects of system design, delivery, and maintenance for radio communications products.

Skills & Experience:

• Assist with pre-sales support including system surveys, system design, specification, and documentation.
• Design, installation, and commissioning of all aspects of PMR, DMR, telemetry radio & microwave infrastructure.
• Supporting and maintaining Motorola radio systems.
• Liaise with customers in respect of system reporting, performance, and maintenance issues.
• Diagnosis and repair of a range of radio equipment, from hand portables to installed base stations.
• Carry out full diagnostic tests of radio equipment by utilising a range of bench and portable test equipment.
• Prepare suitable and sufficient H&S documentation to meet customer requirements.
• Maintain standards of technical excellence within the department.
• Ensure a full understanding of products and services are cascaded through the organisation.
• Contribute to bid support and evaluation.
• Post-sales support, including customer training.
• Support and coach other members of the team.
• Participation in the standby rotas in the region.
• Ensure a right first-time approach is mandated in the department.
• Ensure all documentation is completed and returned in a timely manner.
• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to at all times.
• Actively seek and exploit earning opportunities for the company.
• Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the management of the company.
• Successfully deliver an outstanding installation to all customers.
• Smooth transition of completed installation package to the service team for continued support.
• Grow the brand as an outstanding Systems Engineer.

Requirements:

• A proven background in the two-way radio communications industry including Motorola PMR, DMR, Tetra, Radio Telemetry or Microwave Systems.
• Knowledge, experience & understanding of IP-based technologies including routing, switching, and VoIP.
• Experience of Distributed Antenna Systems, both Active and Passive, VHF, UHF, Cellular.
• Detection and resolution of RF interference & intermodulation.
• Cell Enhancer utilisation, commissioning and methods of limiting RF pollution.
• 2G/3G/4G in-building coverage techniques.
• EMF testing, calculations, and measurement to ICNIRP guidelines for OFCOM compliance.
• Proven experience of project design and management.
• Competent to produce H&S documentation.
• Able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Able to work under own initiative to deadlines.
• Able to work away from home.
• Ability to work as part of the existing team, also display a high degree of autonomy.
• Willing to undergo security assessment/vetting.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience of LV electrical systems installation & maintenance.
• Control & Automation/SCADA.
• Communications protocols & networks (TCP/IP, MODBUS, Profibus, RS232).
• Trbonet / Windows Server / SQL Server proficiency.
• RF over Fibre experience, system design, and commissioning.
• Duplexer, combiner & filter design & tuning.
• Able to work to component level.
• CCNA trained.
• PASMA trained.
• HNC Electrical/Electronics or equivalent experience.
• Confined space trained.
• CSCS/EUSR/SHEA trained holding a current card.

Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Bonus
Hybrid
Full training and development
23 days Bank Holidays
Pension
Medical Cash Plan
Life Insurance
Discounted gym membership
Career development
Staff events/ incentives
Plus so much more………….