Radio Frequency Network Engineer - Wireless Integrated Network

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7605723 # Job Description Summary Department - Wireless Integrated Network # Job Description OPEN UNTIL FILLED Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 6099 - Radio Frequency Network Engineer Salary Grade: 16 Pay Range\ Hiring Range: $79,185 - $95,056 Annually Pay Range: $79,185 - $110,905 Annually\ Range Explanation: - Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. {=html} - Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The first review of applications will be on10/09/2026**.** The Radio Frequency Network Engineer resides in the Pima County Wireless Integrated Network Department providing design, maintenance and ongoing support for the County public safety radio system. This includes ensuring that dispatch centers from first responder agencies maintain constant connectivity to the system and their critical staff in the field, keeping tower sites running at their peak capability via regular inspections and preventative maintenance visits. Engineers are responsible for troubleshooting system components and signal levels to determine root cause analysis of errors on the system as well as the replacement and programming of hardware when necessary. Use of drones to inspect tower hardware and various testing is required in the execution of these duties. Essential Functions: As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor. - Troubleshoots, reloads images, and repairs/replaces advanced network equipment including routers, switches and firewalls; - Troubleshoots and repairs issues on a MPLS Microwave Network connecting the PCWIN radio sites and Dispatch Centers across Pima County; - Troubleshoots and identifies power issues using test equipment to include battery plants, rectifiers, commercial and backup power; - Troubleshoots radio site and dispatch site specific environmental alarms and repairs as needed; - Troubleshoots server issues using Windows Server and Linux Operating Systems; - Troubleshoots and tests site grounding systems and understands R56 grounding standards; - Troubleshoots Tower Safety and manages the crews as they identify issues and recommend remediation on antenna network equipment and Microwave Dishes; - Troubleshoots AES encryption and tools to load and use encryption; - Manages equipment, upgrades projects and communicates progress to management and customers; - Uses monitoring tools to troubleshoot problems and/or repair across the P25 Public Safety Radio Network and performs annual preventative maintenance to Project 25 standard. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree from an accredited college, university or technical trade school with a major in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems (MIS), or a closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND three years of experience configuring, monitoring, and managing networking equipment such as routers and switches. (Relevant work experience and/or education from an accredited college or university or technical school may be sub tituted.) OR: Four years of experience with Pima County as a Land Mobile Radio Systems Analyst I or Land Mobile Radio Systems Analyst II. Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application. Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.): Experience working with enterprise Motorola Radio Communications systems. Experience maintaining radios for public safety agencies. Experience working with netwo