Network​/Telecom Engineer

Job Title: Network/Telecom Engineer - Level IV

*** Location: Silver Spring, MD with frequent visits to lab in Sterling, VA**
* Clearance Required:
Public Trust Eligible
Salary: $100k-$140K (based on years of experience)

Final date to receive applications: February 28, 2026

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Description:

Background
The ASOS program is an essential, joint mission support effort of NOAA/NWS Department of Commerce (DOC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Department of Defense (DoD). The NWS ASOS is the nation's principal system for collecting and reporting surface weather observations, primarily at airports, in support of aviation operations as well as weather forecasting and the timely issuance of warnings.

The ASOS directly supports: (1) Air Traffic Controllers relying on surface observations to provide airport weather parameters to safely support National Aerospace System (NAS) operations; (2) surface weather observations at airports required for dispatch of commercial aircraft; (3) surface observations required for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations; (4) surface observation data required by the Office of Operational Systems and used by the NWS to produce weather forecast models and products;

(5) dial-in services to the aviation community and general public for automated voice weather reports; and (6) Ground-to-Air (GTA) radio broadcasts of automated voice weather reports.

Major hardware and software components of the ASOS system are rapidly approaching the end of service life and require a SLEP to maintain the high reliability and continuity of operations required of this critical system. ASOS systems are installed throughout the United States and foreign military bases around the world with a total of approximately 1000 systems. The original ASOS software was written in the late 1980s and early 1990s using a proprietary operating system and associated applications.

The software has been modified and maintained through the life of the program. The operating system has not been supported since 1999, making that software maintenance increasingly difficult. The FAA has been responsible for design of new software for the SLEP components, and the NWS has modernized the ASOS component hardware and prepared and validated production drawings.

The Telecom Engineer/Network Engineer on the ASOS SLEP would play a critical role in ensuring the seamless integration and modernization of communication systems. The Network Engineer's contributions will be crucial for ensuring the upgraded systems operate efficiently and reliably, while laying the groundwork for future ASOS 2.0 deployments. Their responsibilities would include:

1. Infrastructure Design and Implementation

● Assist the government and its designated telecom vendor in designing and implementing modern IP communications systems to support ASOS data transmission.

● Assist the government telecom PM in ensuring compatibility between the upgraded ACU/DCP systems and existing telecommunications infrastructure.

2. Telecommunications Contract Management

● Coordinate with the government's telecommunications vendor for the ordering, processing, approval, scheduling and provisioning of telecommunications circuits to replace existing copper circuits.

● Track burn rates for contracted EIS services and recommend funding amount to the government PM for current and out year budget requirements.

● Act as the focal point for all EIS contract task order processing for all NWS, US Navy and FAA sites converting to 1.5 communications

3. Risk Management and Redundancy

● Assist the government communications PM in identifying potential risks, such as communication outages, and implementing redundancy mechanisms to maintain system uptime.

● Assist the government communications PM Ensuring that solutions are resilient against disruptions, such as adverse weather or hardware failures.

● Proactively stay abreast of technologies that have the potential to support ASOS communications.

4. Operations and Support

● Maintain the…