Sr. Telecommunications Engineer

About the role

KBR is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Engineer to lead the telecommunications and IT scope definition for medium, large, and world-scale oil and gas, refining, and petrochemical projects. The role involves presenting to and coordinating with customers on telecommunication strategy, developing telecommunication program strategy, and ensuring effective, quality products across various disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of the telecommunications and IT scope, from early conceptual through detail design, for medium, large and world-scale oil and gas, refining, and petrochemical projects.
• Present to and coordinate with customers on telecommunication strategy.
• Develop telecommunication program strategy through all phases of the stage gate process.
• Direct critical activities requiring knowledge and expertise in telecommunications, IT, and cyber security.
• Direct the efforts of equipment suppliers and third-party design engineering and construction contractors.
• Develop conceptual scopes and write specifications and requirements for telecommunications/IT/cyber security projects.
• Prepare accurate and complete designs and calculations as required to meet project requirements.
• Conduct field investigations when needed; produce field reports with detailed sketches.
• Cook up to date on new engineering processes, techniques, and standards.
• Provide technical guidance to the design team.
• Engineer multi-vendor solutions that are fault resilient with integrations that span vendor platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 15 years related work experience with a minimum of 10 years in industry
• Experience and working knowledge related to the design, configuration, installation, and testing in all or most of the following systems: closed circuit television (CCTV), personnel access control, perimeter intrusion detection, public address/general alarm (PA/GA), wired and wireless network systems, telephony, digital radio, microwave systems.
• Knowledge of cyber security implementation methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present, design, plan, and to build relationships with customers.
• Experience developing specifications, system design, and component selection.
• Experience leading initiatives and managing suppliers.
• Knowledge of Instrument calculation computer applications.
• Experience working with other disciplines and understanding their interface requirements.
• Knowledge of NEC, IEC , ISA, & IEEE standards, methods and practices.
• Management of virtualization technology.
• Deployment and operation of servers, network devices, and/or storage arrays.
• Architect telecom networks and solutions, at multiple hierarchical levels.
• Documentation of network configurations, traffic formats and associated theory of operations.
• Network equipment and configuring related protocol layers including high-capacity transport (e.g., DWDM), multi-layered traffic (IP, Ethernet/VLAN, MPLS) and edge routing/switching.
• Network capture/recording, analysis and replay, including both LAN packets and broadband bitstreams.
• Crafting of network traffic (protocol layers and content).
• Implementation and troubleshooting long-haul telecommunication links.

Qualifications

• Experience computer aided drawing package.
• Construction support experience.
• Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability.

Skills

• Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability.

Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development. Click here to learn more: KBR Benefits

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