Sr DAS Support Engineer
Job Summary
Technical Support and Service Reliability
- Provide Level 3 escalation support for complex DAS and in-building wireless incidents across CommScope ION-E/ERA Corning ONE SOLiD ALLIANCE JMA TEKO and comparable platforms.
- Diagnose and resolve faults involving RF performance fiber and coaxial infrastructure system hardware software and management connectivity.
- Support and troubleshoot private LTE and CBRS deployments including Celona Ericsson Nokia and comparable platforms whether standalone or integrated with DAS environments.
- Own the full incident lifecycle in ServiceNow including triage diagnosis escalation vendor engagement service restoration and documented closure within applicable SLAs.
- Lead technical coordination with OEMs and carriers for advanced troubleshooting equipment replacement software defects and service-impacting issues.
- Analyze system alarms health data and recurring incidents to identify degradation and recommend corrective action before further service impact.
- Validate monitoring coverage alarm delivery alert routing and escalation readiness with the monitoring and operations teams.
Produce root cause analyses and after-action reports that document findings corrective actions and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
Planned Changes and Technical Coordination
- Prepare or review methods of procedure for firmware upgrades configuration changes and other planned maintenance. Address prerequisites risk configuration backups rollback steps and acceptance criteria.
- Execute approved maintenance activities within established change-control processes including pre-change checks post-change testing and confirmation of service stability.
- Coordinate technical activities among remote engineers field personnel OEMs carriers and customer teams during troubleshooting upgrades and cutovers.
- Determine when onsite intervention is required define the technical scope for dispatch direct field troubleshooting remotely and validate completed work.
- Coordinate customer acceptance testing and resolve technical findings before closing the change or maintenance activity.
- Provide technical leadership during commissioning integration and stabilization of new or modified DAS and private LTE/CBRS deployments.
- Maintain clear next actions for unresolved technical issues and dependencies through resolution or an accepted handoff.
Participate in scheduled after-hours maintenance and the assigned support coverage rotation.
Documentation and Engineering Development
- Maintain accurate technical records for supported sites including system configurations equipment inventories software versions topology and change history in designated systems such as NetBox and ServiceNow.
- Identify discrepancies in site and support records and coordinate corrections with the responsible teams.
- Develop and maintain troubleshooting procedures runbooks and technical handoffs that support consistent service delivery.
- Mentor engineers through case reviews practical troubleshooting guidance and structured knowledge transfer.
- Communicate service impact technical findings recovery actions and outstanding dependencies clearly to customers and internal stakeholders including hospital clinical and facilities teams.
Required Skills and Experience
DAS and RF Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience supporting multi-OEM DAS environments including CommScope Corning SOLiD JMA and comparable platforms.
- Experience independently diagnosing and resolving complex DAS faults and coordinating technical recovery across multiple teams.
- Sound knowledge of DAS architectures RF engineering principles and LTE/5G technologies as applied to in-building wireless systems.
- Experience integrating and optimizing cellular and two-way radio services within neutral-host multi-carrier DAS environments.
- Knowledge of cellular and two-way radio frequency bands and the technologies used within them.
- Ability to calculate and validate RF power allocation and sharing across supported DAS configurations within applicable OEM specifications and carrier requirements.
- Experience troubleshooting passive intermodulation (PIM) and interpreting RF test results.
- Experience using an Anritsu Site Master or equivalent RF diagnostic equipment.
- Working knowledge of fiber-optic and coaxial infrastructure troubleshooting.
- Proficiency reading and navigating iBwave design files to understand system topology locate components and support troubleshooting and basic design review.
Private LTE CBRS and Monitoring
- Experience supporting private LTE/CBRS solutions including spectrum considerations Spectrum Access System (SAS) interaction and enterprise use cases.
- Working knowledge of DAS network management platforms including Errigal and OEM management tools.
- Ability to troubleshoot IP connectivity used for DAS management and monitoring and coordinate resolution with network and security teams.
- Experience validating system health alarm reporting and monitoring integration.
Operational Practice
- Practical experience with ITIL-aligned incident problem and change management.
- Experience using ServiceNow for incident ownership technical documentation escalation and closure.
- Ability to develop and execute maintenance procedures with defined risk controls rollback steps and verification criteria.
- Ability to produce clear actionable root cause documentation.
- Experience directing technical work remotely and validating field results.
Professional Expectations
- Exercise sound technical judgment and remain calm and decisive during high-severity incidents.
- Work independently while coordinating effectively with engineering operations vendors carriers and customer teams.
- Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Maintain ownership of assigned technical issues and follow through on outstanding actions.
- Provide practical guidance that improves the capability and independence of other engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
- OEM certifications from CommScope Corning SOLiD JMA or equivalent vendors or demonstrated equivalent experience and knowledge.
- CBRS or private LTE certifications from Celona Ericsson Nokia or comparable providers.
- Experience supporting DAS in healthcare environments with an understanding of clinical impact and maintenance constraints.
- Experience with structured cabling and field validation methods.
Education
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Telecommunications or a related field preferred or equivalent practical experience in DAS and wireless support.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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