RF Field Engineer

AFL⠀manufactures⠀industry-leading⠀fiber⠀optic⠀cable,⠀connectivity⠀and⠀accessories⠀and⠀provides⠀engineering⠀and⠀installation⠀services⠀for some⠀of the⠀largest⠀telecom⠀customers⠀in the⠀world. Our⠀company⠀was⠀founded in⠀1984 with⠀a single⠀fiber⠀optic⠀cable and⠀today, we⠀manufacture⠀thousands⠀of⠀products,⠀generate⠀an excess⠀of $1B in⠀revenue,⠀and employ⠀more than⠀5,800⠀associates⠀worldwide.⠀At AFL, we⠀recognize⠀that our⠀employees⠀are our⠀greatest⠀asset. We⠀hire and⠀train each⠀individual,⠀investing⠀in them to⠀ensure⠀success in⠀their⠀careers.⠀With a⠀commitment⠀to⠀professional⠀development⠀and⠀growth,⠀let us⠀connect⠀you to⠀your next⠀career⠀opportunity.

Job⠀Summary:

Reports⠀to the⠀Engineering⠀Manager.⠀Responsible⠀for⠀wireless⠀carrier⠀system⠀design,⠀testing⠀and⠀integration.⠀This⠀individual⠀will work⠀with Sales⠀and⠀Engineering⠀Management⠀to develop⠀commercial⠀and public⠀safety⠀designs⠀that meet⠀client⠀requirements.⠀They will⠀also⠀develop⠀bill of⠀materials,⠀work⠀scopes and⠀proposals⠀that⠀correspond⠀to⠀customer⠀requests.⠀Assists in⠀the cost⠀estimation⠀as it⠀pertains⠀to the⠀engineering⠀and⠀related⠀install⠀scopes.

Attends⠀training⠀classes⠀for OEM⠀products⠀to learn⠀RF⠀principles⠀to become⠀very⠀knowledgeable⠀in all⠀current⠀DAS/Small⠀Cell⠀technologies

This⠀position⠀is remote⠀and can be⠀performed⠀from⠀anywhere⠀in the⠀Southeastern⠀US.

Responsibilities:

• Design⠀new, and⠀upgrade⠀existing,⠀Small Cell⠀and DAS⠀networks
• Contribute⠀to project⠀estimates⠀and⠀proposals
• Provide⠀guidance⠀and⠀training⠀to the⠀Sales and⠀Operations⠀teams
• Work⠀with⠀internal⠀department⠀managers⠀as needed⠀to meet⠀company⠀objectives
• Work⠀with⠀Deployment⠀and⠀Construction⠀counterparts⠀to hit⠀project⠀timelines⠀and⠀goals
• Assist⠀Manager of⠀Engineering⠀in⠀development⠀of⠀training⠀programs
• Train⠀Associate⠀Engineers⠀as needed⠀to educate⠀them on⠀industry⠀standards,⠀applications,⠀technologies⠀and⠀processes
• Perform⠀radio⠀engineering⠀evaluation⠀for system⠀planning⠀and site⠀acquisition
• Create⠀and use RF⠀propagation⠀and⠀planning⠀tools⠀(IBWAVE is⠀primary)
• As⠀needed,⠀conduct⠀and⠀oversee⠀field test⠀teams
• Evaluate⠀coverage⠀problems⠀and new⠀service⠀area⠀requirements⠀for⠀coverage⠀cells
• Create⠀CW test⠀plans and⠀model⠀propagation⠀in⠀planning⠀tools
• Create⠀Benchmark⠀test plans⠀and direct⠀field⠀teams on⠀collection⠀requirements
• At⠀times,⠀identify⠀causes of⠀RF⠀interference⠀and⠀troubleshooting⠀interference⠀problems⠀with⠀various⠀customers
• Organize⠀and⠀conduct⠀meetings⠀as⠀necessary⠀to meet⠀departmental⠀objectives
• Assist⠀in the⠀management⠀of⠀inventory⠀and⠀resource⠀assignments
• Weekly⠀administrative⠀activities⠀such as⠀timesheets⠀and⠀expense⠀reports

Personal Qualities

• Analytical⠀Thinking⠀–⠀Exceptional⠀ability to⠀analyze⠀data and⠀utilize it⠀to make⠀sound⠀decision
• Conflict⠀Management⠀and⠀Resolution⠀Skills -⠀Build⠀consensus,⠀anticipate⠀and solve⠀problems
• Results⠀focused⠀–⠀Ability to⠀organize⠀and manage⠀multiple,⠀and at⠀time⠀competing⠀priorities
• Communication⠀Skills –⠀Demonstrate⠀communication⠀skills⠀necessary⠀to⠀interpret⠀policies⠀in⠀situations⠀requiring⠀persuasion⠀and⠀prepare⠀and⠀present⠀presentations,
• Relationship⠀building⠀skills –⠀ability to⠀work⠀within a⠀dynamic⠀team⠀setting⠀and⠀provide⠀role model⠀leadership⠀to AFL⠀workforce

Qualifications:

• Must have⠀3 to 5⠀years of⠀experience⠀in the RF⠀Design.
• Must⠀Proficient⠀with⠀IBWAVE,⠀Microsoft⠀Office,⠀Microsoft⠀Project,⠀and⠀Microsoft⠀Visio
• Must⠀be⠀familiar⠀with⠀Carrier⠀testing⠀and⠀closeout⠀package⠀requirements
• Valid⠀Drivers⠀License
• Proficient⠀in MS⠀Office,⠀specifically⠀Excel,⠀Word,⠀Visio, and⠀Power⠀Point
• Excellent⠀Customer⠀Service⠀skills.

Working Conditions/Requirements:

• Use of⠀standard⠀office⠀equipment
• Good⠀vision and⠀hearing
• Finger⠀and wrist⠀dexterity
• Light⠀physical⠀effort⠀(usually⠀lifting/moving⠀50⠀pounds)
• Walking⠀up and⠀down⠀stairs