Public Safety Radio Systems Engineer

About the role

Location: Mineola, NY. Duration: 12‑Month Contract. We are seeking an experienced Radio Technology Support / Public Safety Radio professional with strong experience implementing and supporting large-scale Motorola public safety radio communication systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with P25 systems, Motorola radio subscribers, dispatch consoles, radio infrastructure, encryption, and public safety communications.

Responsibilities

• Project manage and support implementation of large-scale public safety radio communication systems.
• Configure, program, and maintain Motorola radio subscriber fleets, including APX, XTS, and XTL 2500/1500 radios.
• Develop and manage fleetmaps, codeplugs, and radio programming parameters.
• Support MCC 7500 dispatch consoles and both trunking and conventional radio systems.
• Support microwave radio systems, ISSI, and radio network infrastructure.
• Read and evaluate radio coverage maps and assist with coverage-related requirements.
• Support ADP/AES encryption, FDMA/TDMA modulation, OTAP, OTAR, and radio authentication.
• Work with Radio Core, DSR, Radio Central, and Provisioning Manager platforms.
• Ensure compliance with applicable FCC regulations, licensing, construction, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and coordinate radio consultants and County personnel.
• Support integration of radio systems with CAD, GIS, CC Aware/AMS, and NCPD NICE logging/recording systems.
• Work with integration technologies and software including C, C++, Java, and ASP.NET APIs.

Requirements

• Experience with large-scale public safety radio communication systems.
• Public safety or law enforcement radio communications experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of P25 Phase I and Phase II standards.
• Hands-on Motorola radio experience with APX, XTS, and XTL 2500/1500.
• Experience with MCC 7500 dispatch consoles.
• Knowledge of trunking and conventional radio systems.
• Experience with microwave radio and ISSI.
• Knowledge of radio encryption, including ADP and AES.
• Understanding of FDMA and TDMA modulation schemes.
• Knowledge of FCC regulations, licensing, compliance, and construction requirements.
• Experience with OTAP, OTAR, and radio authentication.
• Ability to supervise radio consultants and technical personnel.

Skills

• encryption
• motorola
• aes
• communication
• apx
• c
• public safety
• p25
• communication systems
• radio communication
• fdma
• public