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What you’ll be doing Join Verizon as we continue to expand our industry-leading network to improve the ways people, businesses, and things connect. Verizon is positioned to lead in the emergence of new technologies like our best-in-class 5G network and the Internet of Things (IoT) to impact a wide variety of industries including healthcare, education, manufacturing, public safety, government, and many others. We are in the midst of historic breakthroughs in connectivity and mobility to blend the physical and the digital, through cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, nanotechnologies, 3D printing, wearables, and advanced robotics. As part of this team, you will play a critical role in our network transformation by building a unified network across all lines of business and maintaining the technology that keeps millions of our customers connected. Our people are our most valuable partners, but our equipment is pretty important too. As a Cell Site Engineer, you’ll be out in the field keeping our facilities and equipment in top form by maintaining several locations in your assigned area. You’ll be upgrading and maintaining cell sites and installations, performing regular maintenance, keeping inventories and completing audits. You’ll also be analyzing our network coverage and finding ways to make it even better.
Working with Ericsson 5G/4G and Nokia 3G technology.
Responsible for a large group of 35-50 macro cell site locations and nodes.
Performing installation, optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of base station equipment, RF transmitters, and Fiber network.
Testing fiber network and integrating network hardware to bring new products on-air and enhance customer experience.
Analyzing network coverage to find gaps, making recommendations to improve coverage, and helping to implement those recommendations.
Conducting routine, preventative maintenance on assigned cell sites to identify potential issues during general site inspections.
Complying with company - and industry - wide standard directives to maintain network performance and enhance efficiency.
Maintaining site and test equipment inventory.
Composing clear and concise reports for system documentation.
What we’re looking for You’ll need to have:
Associate’s degree or two or more years of work experience.
Three or more years of relevant work experience.
Valid driver’s license.
Required to lift up to 50 lbs.
Willingness to travel.
Even better if you have:
A technical degree in Electronics or Telecommunications.
Expertise in PIM/VSWR/MIMO/RET including knowledge of fiber and LTE remote radio heads.
Experience in the use of scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Ruby, and JavaScript.
Experience with Lucent, Nokia, or Ericsson, and base station equipment with 5G, LTE or CDMA technology.
Experience with dark and lit fiber testing using equipment such as OTDR, fiberscope.
Computer support experience, including troubleshooting PC hardware and configurations.
Power experience such as GE, Galaxy, Lorain, or DC distribution systems.
Experience troubleshooting antenna systems from transmitter to antenna using tools like a spectrum analyzer.
Electronics training in telecommunications, two-way radio, paging, or microwave radio.
Training in data communications, digital communications, operating systems and applications, computer support, scripting, project management, or power.
Ability to work with little supervision and with excellent problem solving skills.
When you join Verizon You’ll have the power to go beyond – doing the work that’s transforming how people, businesses and things connect with each other. Not only do we provide the fastest and most reliable network for our customers, but we were first to 5G - a quantum leap in connectivity. Our connected solutions are making communities stronger and enabling energy efficiency. Here, you’ll have the ability to make an impact and create positive change. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, join our team of the best and brightest. We offer great pay, amazing benefits and opportunity to learn and grow in every role. Together we’ll go far.Equal Employment Opportunity We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.REQNUMBER: 531659-1A
