B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a relevant engineering degree.
5+ years of systems test experience in the telecom/networking industry, particularly with US Government test programs.
Proficient in MS Office Suite, Atlassian suite, and MS Teams.
Strong experience in radio and voice communication systems, including legacy telephony circuits and VoIP networking.
Familiarity with scripting tools and test equipment like spectrum analyzers.
Understanding of cybersecurity standards and networking protocols such as SIP and RTP.
Ability to travel up to 30% across the US, Canada, and Europe.
Responsibilities
Design, integrate, and deploy IP-based voice communications solutions for ATC projects.
Translate customer needs into system requirements and ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Provide technical support from project initiation to closeout, focusing on customer satisfaction.
Conduct internal and customer system design events within project schedules and budgets.
Develop and maintain high-quality system design documentation with peer teams.
Lead product certification efforts and manage product assets in North America.
Support test planning and execution, as well as training event management.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on critical infrastructure for global Air Navigation Service Providers.
Chance to contribute to innovative communication solutions in Air Traffic Control.
Collaborative international team environment.
Exposure to advanced technologies in telecom and networking.
Professional development opportunities in a growing sector.
Full Job Description
Systems Applications Engineer to join our growing communications system business within the technology systems market in Air Traffic Control (ATC). As a global leader in ATC, R&S secures communication from the controller's microphone through to the tower's antenna. Join us to learn about real systems deployed throughout global Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and your part in advancing our products in the U.S. It's your chance to contribute directly to enabling reliable critical infrastructures used in everyday travel and play a crucial role in our international team. The preferred work location for this position is Columbia, MD.
Your tasks
- Design, integrate, and deploy R&S Air Traffic Control (ATC) project IP-based voice communications solutions; this includes radio & telephony analog protocol converters and networking
Take, derive, and translate customer needs into requirements. Create complete system architecture with high-level to detailed designs. Ensure requirement compliance satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle. Review and approve technical drawings and specifications with peer teams.
Provide technical support from project initiation to closeout, bringing a requirement validation and customer satisfaction first mindset and serve as the technical interface between internal and external clients
Orchestrate and conduct internal and customer system design and requirement events within project schedule and budget
Develop and maintain high quality internal and external system design and configuration documentation with peer product, configuration management, and quality engineering teams
Lead product certification by coordinating with external labs and managing product assets in both Canada and the United States
Support test team with test planning and support test execution
Support training team with event execution and customer management
Provide routine internal and external customer updates on engineering activities
Provide expert level technical support and troubleshooting of voice communication systems
Your qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or relevant engineering degree.
5+ years of systems test experience in telecom/networking industry with strong understanding of process, development and execution of US Government test programs.
Proficient in relevant business tools including MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint), Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence) and MS Teams.
Familiar to strong experience in radio and voice communication systems (VCS) including configuring and testing legacy telephony circuits, ED-137 standards, VHF/UHF radios, antennas, VoIP networking and telephony tools, e.g., Wireshark, WAN/SATCOM simulators, Cisco switch configurations and emulators
Experience with scripting tools, analysis, test and measurement equipment, such as spectrum analyzers
Excellent understanding of industry best practices and standards, including NIST and NESSUS cybersecurity standards; networking protocols including SIP, RTP, SNMP
Ability to travel throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, up to 30%
Ability to operate with considerable autonomy and minimal supervision and deliver high quality artifacts. Proactive, highly organized, analytical and detail-oriented.
Strong communication and customer interface skills (verbal and written)
Curious and entrepreneurial
In order to be considered, candidates must reside in the US and be a U.S. citizen capable of receiving a US Government security clearance or public trust.
Interested?
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
The total compensation for this position is $104K-$140K. Total compensation includes base salary, variable pay (when applicable) plus benefits. The range is determined by the position, geographic location and level. Individual pay within the range is determined by several factors including location, education or training, relevant work history, sales incentive structure and job-related skills.
