Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer / Hybrid / Atlanta
Contract Duration: 12 Month Contract

• Degree or certification and minimum 3 years working knowledge of Radio Communications including HF, VHF, UHF and Trunk radio Systems preferred.
• Portable, Mobiles, repeaters, Base Stations. Working knowledge of Integrated Radio Communications Console Systems experience preferred.
• Working Experience with RF Communications Systems Design. Working Experience with RF Interference Troubleshooting preferred. Working knowledge of Airline Air to Ground and Ground to ground Communications Systems preferred.
• Working knowledge of Radio-Telephony systems.
• Working knowledge of processes associated with Local Exchange Carriers and AT&T.
• Emergency Airline Radio Operations. Vendor Management skills related to Radio Communication Vendors preferred.
• FCC general Radio License preferred, but not required.
• Strong Project Management Skills including RFI, RFP and RFQ preferred.
• Related project management software systems preferred. Knowledge with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Visio, Access, Project and Power Point).
• Manpower planning and tracking preferred.
• Working knowledge of Data Communications and Network Systems appropriate to Radio Systems required. Servers, Database and PC Operations preferred.
• On call support as required.
• Travel system wide as required.
• Knowledge of Airline Communications preferred.
• Flight Operations, Ground and Technical Operations a plus.
• Working knowledge with FCC and FAA regulations for radio Communications preferred.
• Capable of performing facilities maintenance as necessary.
• Also, must be able to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Must be performing satisfactorily in current position.
• Engineers are responsible for tools to perform daily job function.

• Understand technical/business requirements gathered from the business units.
• Analyze, design, and document platforms/systems to meet enterprise requirements.
• Install, customize, maintain, test, and troubleshoot operating systems and other systems software.
• Configure, install, maintain, test, and troubleshoot hardware systems.
• Perform root cause analysis to quickly recover from service interruptions, and to prevent recurring problems.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies for enterprise use to consistently drive down total cost of ownership.
• Provide technical support, as needed, to the enterprise.
• Perform technical reviews comparing enterprise standard platform components with that of their leading industry competitors.
• Consult with other business units (e.g. application groups, DBAs, middleware, etc.) to configure platforms for product installation.
• Design and document enterprise standards and procedures.
• Ensure platforms/systems conform to established enterprise/industry standards (systems management, security, operating systems, etc.) and reference models.
• Implement changes to platforms with minimal impact to the business by following enterprise standards and procedures.
• Monitor, manage, and tune platforms to ensure expected availability and performance levels are achieved.
• Provide on-site, and on-call 7x24x365 support, as needed.
• Coordinate activities with internal/external technology owners/service providers.
• Plan and implement life cycle management of software and hardware.
• Keep abreast of industry and technology trends.
• May perform other duties as assigned.