Description
WSP is seeking a Telecommunications Engineer – Experienced Professional for their Boise, ID office.
This role supports telecommunications infrastructure and systems for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States.
Your Impact
- Design telecommunications infrastructure and systems for conventional, renewable, and/or distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids.
- Specify equipment and prepare procurement, installation, testing, and provisioning documentation for outside-plant fiber-optic cable, microwave radios, field area networks, multiplexers, network switches, and related communications equipment.
- Experience with fiber-optic, microwave radio, PDH, TDM, OTN, and SONET networks.
- Experience with IP, Ethernet, MPLS, and data communications networks.
- Review and interpret OTDR reports for fiber-optic links.
- Experience with using Pathloss or similar tools to design and verify microwave radio links.
- Provision circuit channelization on legacy TDM networks and evaluate the security, reliability, availability, latency, and synchronization of packet-based networks.
- Specify telecommunications carrier services, including leased-line services, and coordinate technical requirements with service providers.
- Conducting telecommunications site surveys and field work using GPS equipment, clinometers, high-resolution cameras, and related tools.
- Design and configure network and communications paths for SCADA equipment, and downstream data users.
- Work with telecommunications and networking platforms from vendors such as Fujitsu, RFL/Hubbell, GE, SEL, Aviat, Nokia, Cisco, and Siemens RUGGEDCOM.
- Perform site surveys, field investigations, commissioning, and troubleshooting of communications systems; occasional travel is required.
- Prepare technical reports, design documents, calculations, specifications, test plans, and presentations that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
- Coordinate with clients and multidisciplinary project teams, support project scoping and delivery, and contribute to successful commercial performance.
- Mentor and support team members while demonstrating integrity, initiative, self-sufficiency, effective communication, organization, and sound problem-solving.
- Maintain quality-control standards and confirm work complies with applicable codes, regulations, client requirements, and project specifications.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related engineering discipline and 3+ years of relevant industry experience; or 7+ years of relevant industry experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience designing telecommunications infrastructure or communications systems for utility, industrial, or commercial facilities.
- Working knowledge of fiber-optic, microwave radio, TDM/SONET, MPLS, Ethernet, and packet-based communications networks.
- Ability to interpret technical documentation and prepare specifications, network designs, installation plans, and test plans.
- Knowledge of network and communications principles, including network topologies, latency, synchronization, circuit channelization, reliability, and availability.
- Capable interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for working with engineering and non-engineering audiences.
- Effective self-leadership, attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a project-oriented environment.
- Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills to evaluate field and design information and develop effective technical solutions.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to occasionally work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $89,600/yr - $147,800/yr Expected Salary (Colorado only): $100,800/yr - $166,400/yr