Telecommunications Technician

7146 TECHNICIAN, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
An employee, who is qualified by training and knowledge, may be required to install, maintain, repair, adjust or program various types of telecommunication voice and data transmission equipment. Equipment may include, but not limited to, various SCADA RTU¿s, digital and analog microwave radios, fiber optic SONET multiplexers, digital T1 multiplexers, digital cross connect switches, automatic telephone PBX, key systems and telephones, electric and gas system telemeter equipment, transfer trip equip, power line carrier RF equip, trunked radio system, spread spectrum and two-way radios, and other telecommunications and electronic work as may be required. The employee may be required to assist Telecommunications Engineers with system circuit design and project planning. The employee must have a working knowledge of laptop computers. The employee may be required to assist in the training of department personnel.

Prerequisites:
a) Must hold a Federal Communications Commission General Radio Telephone Operator License, National Association of Business and Educational Radio (NABER) certificate, or National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Inc. (NARTI) certificate prior to completion of six (6) months of employment.
b) Must have completed the Telecommunications apprenticeship or have prior telecommunications related work experience.
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