Associate Field Technician/Driver

About the role

We're looking for an Associate Field Technician/Driver to join a 2-person field team collecting RF data by driving predetermined grid squares across Nevada. The role supports Field Technicians working with telecom equipment in the public safety sector, primarily law enforcement applications, both in regional offices and in the field. The team consists of a Driver and a Navigator. Location: Reno, Nevada (up to 80% travel throughout Nevada). Employment Type: Contract.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe driving and working environment
• Follow all company policies, procedures, dress code, and management direction, including fleet and safety policies
• Report defects, mechanical problems, or missing items to a supervisor
• Promote and practice safety awareness
• Monitor multiple data screens (RSSI, BER, GPS)
• Conduct instrument checks
• Program portable and mobile radios
• Install and remove RF components
• Monitor low-voltage DC systems
• Other duties as assigned
• Perform daily vehicle inspections and maintenance checks
• Operate the vehicle safely and comply with company rules and procedures
• Assist the Navigator with installing and removing RF components used for testing
• Plan the daily driving route
• Start up and shut down RF testing components
• Monitor testing suites (GPS, Gazelle, BER, Tracker)
• Manage low-voltage DC power to testing equipment
• Upload end-of-day data to the engineering team

Skills

• Experience with radio/telecom equipment and/or network equipment
• Networking experience with routers and switches
• Ethernet/T1/Fiber experience
• Basic electronics knowledge (voltage, amps, ohms)
• Basic electrical experience
• RF radio experience (systems, portable, or mobile servicing)
• Amateur (Ham) Radio experience
• Military background in radio or SATCOM
• Telecom equipment experience with P25 background for E911 systems
• Familiarity with P25 radio systems (strong plus)

Schedule

Shifts run up to 12 hours a day, 5 days a week.