Network Engineer
JT4
Magna, UTvia LinkedIn
JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. JT4 develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges.
Job Summary -- Essential Functions/Duties
Under the general supervision of senior-level engineers, a Network (Field) Engineer performs a variety of fundamental engineering tasks involved in the design, development, installation, operations, testing, and maintenance of communications equipment and systems. They will have knowledge of wired & wireless communications systems, to include; digital, microwave, WAN, LAN and fiber-optic networks.
Employee will be responsible for performing the following functions/duties:
- Support planning, design, evaluation, modification, operation, maintenance and sustainment of complex analog and digital voice, data and video communications networks, systems and equipment using a variety of transport media to include; twisted pair, coaxial cable, optical fiber, radio, microwave, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks
- Assess and diagnose the health of communications systems
- Conduct research and reference reading to assist higher-level engineers in obtaining technical information
- Keep informed of and study currently approved standards, codes, and procedures applied to communications engineering
- Perform engineering or other highly technical tasks that are varied and may be somewhat difficult in nature
- Plan and carry out successive engineering steps and resolve technical problems by applying standard practices and techniques, such as tolerance studies and design calculations
- Support projects with limited scope or parts of more complex projects with detailed instructions on the intent and scope of