Public Safety Communications Radio Engineer

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At OTI we offer great benefits and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. Youll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

Job Description
The Public Safety Communications Radio Engineer is responsible for the planning design implementation and lifecycle management of the Citys mission-critical land mobile radio and microwave communications systems. This role provides strategic engineering leadership technical oversight and regulatory support for Citywide public safety radio network serving more than 40000 users. The position supports day-to-day operations major incidents and long-term modernization initiatives across multiple public safety agencies.

Responsibilities will include:
Strategic Engineering and Program Oversight
-Provide strategic engineering planning and oversight for radio system software development within City government.
-Oversee the implementation of large-scale Land Mobile Radio and microwave projects from concept through deployment.
-Support long-term modernization and resiliency upgrades
-Perform special projects and initiatives as assigned.
Design and Implementation of LMR Systems
-Plan engineer and deploy public safety-grade LMR systems including UHF 700 MHz 800 MHz and T-Band platforms.
-Design systems to meet mission-critical reliability redundancy coverage and interoperability requirements.
-Integrate new technologies while maintaining compatibility with legacy systems.
Lifecycle Management of Radio Infrastructure
-Manage the full lifecycle of radio systems including design procurement installation optimization upgrades and decommissioning.
-Coordinate system refreshes software upgrades and end-of-life replacements to minimize operational risk.
-Develop technical standards to ensure consistency across City radio assets.
Citywide Network Oversight
-Provide engineering oversight of Citywide radio networks supporting a user base exceeding 40000 radios.
-Monitor system performance using diagnostic tools and real-time analytics to identify and resolve issues impacting reliability.
-Support 24/7 operational readiness of mission-critical communications systems
-Provide direct engineering and technical support to public safety agencies during routine operations and major incidents.
-Assist with incident communications planning interoperability coordination and post-incident analysis.
Microwave and Backhaul Systems
-Design maintain and troubleshoot microwave transport systems supporting voice and data radio traffic.
-Ensure resiliency redundancy and performance of backhaul infrastructure supporting radio systems.
RF Spectrum Planning and Interference Mitigation
-Lead RF spectrum planning frequency coordination and channel allocation efforts.
-Conduct interference detection analysis and mitigation using advanced RF tools and field testing.
-Support spectrum efficiency and long-term spectrum strategy.
FCC Regulatory and Compliance Support
-Provide FCC regulatory support for all City radio licenses.
-Prepare and submit engineering exhibits coverage maps and technical analyses for FCC filings and regional coordination.
-Manage licensing renewals modifications and Special Temporary Authorizations as required.
-Coordinate with FCC regional coordinators and regional planning committees.
Broadband and Emerging Technology Integration
-Evaluate and integrate interoperable broadband technologies such as LTE 5G and mission-critical push-to-talk.
-Support convergence of LMR and broadband communications where appropriate.
Documentation Standards and Trainings
-Develop and maintain engineering documentation including system diagrams specifications SOPs and technical reports.
-Establish and enforce technical standards for radio system design and operation.
-Train and mentor junior engineers and technical staff to build internal expertise and support succession planning
-Stay current with evolving public safety communications standards spectrum policy and emerging technical and security risks.
-Recommend improvements to maintain compliance resiliency and operational readiness.
Special projects and initiatives as assigned

HOURS/SHIFT
Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

WORK LOCATION
Brooklyn NY

TO APPLY
* Special Note: Taking and passing civil service exams are necessary to maintain employment with the City of New York. Please check the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) website ( for important exam filing information. Please ensure that you are either a permanent employee in the civil service title listed on this posting or that you file for the examination when there is an open filing period. For more information regarding the civil service process please visit the DCAS website at:

* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific technical electronic or related area and four years of satisfactory fulltime experience in the performance of analytical planning operational technical or administrative duties in a voice and/or data telecommunications or closely related electronics planning management and/or service organization one year of which must have been in a highly specialized capacity and 18 months must have been in an executive managerial or administrative capacity or in the supervision of staff performing work in the voice and/or data telecommunications field; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific technical electronic or related area and five years of experience as described in 1 above; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of the specialized experience as described in 1 above and must possess the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time