Location: Western North Carolina Footprint Education: HS or Equivalent
Home Base Office: Franklin NC Reports To: Field Operations Manager
Job Level: Entry Level or Experienced Posting Date: 8/6/2025
JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position will primarily be responsible for the management maintenance and turn-up of wireless infrastructure. As a field engineer you will also be responsible for all site planning and engineering necessary for the successful operation and deployment of towers backhaul positions and base station sites. You will also provide field service support coordinate installations work trouble tickets provision equipment fulfill orders and perform other duties as required. This position routinely resolves issues submitted by external and internal customers via Email or customer calls. Some after normal business hours work will be required including an on-call rotation. The individual must be open to a flexible work schedule and willing to work more than 40 hours per week as objectives require. Duties also include monitoring and responding to alarms as well as occasional maintenance during late-night hours.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for maintaining wireless towers backhaul equipment and access points
Finalize engineering of power cabling and hardware installation at tower sites
Communicate with tower owners assist in the research of new sites and help maintain positive relationships with property owners
Review and approve designs for the new project based on site survey data
Assist with wireless-related projects
Manage monitoring and maintaining the network infrastructure
Assist with all WISP and FTTx equipment and network uplink hardware
Work closely with other operations team members
Provide tech support and leadership for both wireless technicians
Review trouble reports for hardware software equipment and service concerns with other departments.
Assist with the setup and testing of new trial equipment technologies and programs. Specializing in fixed wireless radio technologies including CBRS.
Supporting new employees through OJT and job shadowing
Demonstrating behaviors that ensure quality customer service and we adequately address escalated customer issues.
Conducting on-site inspections to evaluate adherence to safety engineering and industry standards
Responsible for the installation operation and administration of network site equipment transport facilities D.C. power systems and generators but may also from time to time install subscriber modules and equipment for commercial customers.
Complete site surveys for the deployment of new wireless network facilities or to facilitate upgrades to existing towers and infrastructure.
Maintain sites by performing required incidental and regular preventive maintenance routines including power equipment (batteries power plant rectifiers generators etc.) transmission and associated equipment and completes necessary logs reports and postings. And performs civil maintenance as is necessary.
Communicate and liaise with all other Company departments; notify appropriate parties immediately of any issues which may affect efficient operations including but not limited to outages service disruptions and repeated customer complaints.
Work requires weekend and/or evening work and some travel may be required
Installation of cable wiring and related tasks.
Other duties as assigned.
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lift 50 Lbs climb a tower poles and 40ft ladder
Proficient with Windows and browser software.
Integration & Commissioning
Ability to read and understand EF&I MOPs (Methods of Procedures)
Troubleshooting Alarms
Possession of a valid drivers license.
Working in all outdoor weather conditions
Maintains the antenna systems by troubleshooting faults performing voltage standing wave ratio checks (VSWR) and visual inspections. Responsible for antenna alignment and antenna replacement as required.
Must have knowledge of pertinent FCC / FAA / EPA / OSHA regulations.
Utilize computer inputs to create modify and/or correct database contents microwave system analysis and Digital Cross Connect administration/operation.
Coordinate clearing of trouble with other groups and organizations and work with other employees and/or customers in the maintenance and installation of wireless service.
Use sophisticated electronic test equipment measuring devices meters and hand tools in analyzing adjusting installing wiring repairing maintaining and testing wireless transmission and associated equipment.
Performs all associated administrative functions including evaluating site statistics updating daily logs and internal and external communications; Conducts collection and presentation of field data of the wireless market as required.
Performs grounding system maintenance.
Proficient in FTTX & WISP-related radios and equipment PRTG and other monitoring software.
Experienced with choosing and terminating cables for computer and electrical components
Comfortable with climbing towers on ladders under buildings and into small spaces
Familiar with Cat 5e Cat 6 RG-6 and RG-59 cables
Effective at troubleshooting and problem-solving
Basic understanding of IP Ethernet Routing & Switching
Fiber standards connectors & Copper cabling
Basic knowledge of electrical wiring and differences between AC positive DC & negative DC
Excellent communication skills are necessary for interaction with customers vendors contractors and other team members.
Training will be given to develop skills with (a) Ethernet Routing & Switching (G. 8032 QoS BGP and OSPF) (b) IPSec VPN ACLs (c) VoIP (d) DWDM / ROADM / SONET / TDM and (e) CBRS as is necessary to complete your job.
Must be able to maintain confidentiality
Must comply with Company and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety policies and requirements
Obtain CPI certification and maintain climbing certifications
Assist in managing network devices as required by management
Duties may involve provisioning circuits or hardware
Perform IP hardware circuit and backbone capacity planning.
Assist with the installation of POP and CO Collocation Equipment Power and/or Inside Plant.
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