Principal Systems Engineer
Core
Lead the design and implementation of radio network solutions (infrastructure, backhaul, coverage) for DOD and Federal Government agencies using Motorola ASTRO 25 and adjacent technologies.
Role type
Principal Systems Engineer (Solution Architecture & Technical Consulting)
Builds
End-to-end radio communication systems for first responder, government, and enterprise customers
Domain
Defense & Federal Government / Wireless Communications & RF Engineering
Required skills
Radio Frequency Engineering, Land/Mobile Radio Engineering, Wireless & Wireline communications, RFDS principles, P25 Land Mobile Radio, Microwave system design, Networking protocols (OSPF, BGP, MPLS), System buildout & configuration, As-built documentation, Troubleshooting
Preferred skills
Motorola ASTRO 25 architecture, Construction of remote communication sites, Firewall/Routing hardware (Fortinet, Juniper, Nokia), Software integration & API concepts
Technologies
Microwave, Fiber, Copper, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, SIP, RTP, SNMP, NAT, SSH, SCP, SFTP, RDP, Junos, Fortinet, Juniper, Nokia, HP/Aruba
Responsibilities
Design radio networks accounting for infrastructure and backhaul; Conduct customer design reviews, staging, acceptance testing, and live system upgrades; Perform radio coverage testing, frequency analysis, and interference mitigation; Prepare system fleetmaps, encryption schemas, and programming templates; Produce as-built documentation; Lead system cutovers and upgrades
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic consulting
