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Job Title: Field Engineer
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: up to £45,000 BenefitsPurpose of the Role: A UK-wide communications company providing a wide range of services to a variety of customers is seeking a Field Engineer for its Radio department. Based at their Greater Manchester office, this position complements our engineering team and provides additional skill and resource to an ever-expanding product and customer base. The successful applicant will be involved with all aspects of system design, delivery, and maintenance for radio communications products.Skills & Experience:
Assist with pre-sales support including system surveys, system design, specification, and documentation.
Design, installation, and commissioning of all aspects of PMR, DMR, telemetry radio & microwave infrastructure.
Supporting and maintaining Motorola radio systems.
Liaise with customers in respect of system reporting, performance, and maintenance issues.
Diagnosis and repair of a range of radio equipment, from hand portables to installed base stations.
Carry out full diagnostic tests of radio equipment by utilising a range of bench and portable test equipment.
Prepare suitable and sufficient H&S documentation to meet customer requirements.
Maintain standards of technical excellence within the department.
Ensure a full understanding of products and services are cascaded through the organisation.
Contribute to bid support and evaluation.
Post-sales support, including customer training.
Support and coach other members of the team.
Participation in the standby rotas in the region.
Ensure a right first-time approach is mandated in the department.
Ensure all documentation is completed and returned in a timely manner.
Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to at all times.
Actively seek and exploit earning opportunities for the company.
Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the management of the company.
Successfully deliver an outstanding installation to all customers.
Smooth transition of completed installation package to the service team for continued support.
Grow the brand as an outstanding Systems Engineer. Requirements:
A proven background in the two-way radio communications industry including Motorola PMR, DMR, Tetra, Radio Telemetry or Microwave Systems.
Knowledge, experience & understanding of IP-based technologies including routing, switching, and VoIP.
Experience of Distributed Antenna Systems, both Active and Passive, VHF, UHF, Cellular.
Detection and resolution of RF interference & intermodulation.
Cell Enhancer utilisation, commissioning and methods of limiting RF pollution.
2G/3G/4G in-building coverage techniques.
EMF testing, calculations, and measurement to ICNIRP guidelines for OFCOM compliance.
Proven experience of project design and management.
Competent to produce H&S documentation.
Able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
Able to work under own initiative to deadlines.
Able to work away from home.
Ability to work as part of the existing team, also display a high degree of autonomy.
Willing to undergo security assessment/vetting.
Good written and verbal communications skills.
Full UK driving licence.
Experience of LV electrical systems installation & maintenance.
Control & Automation/SCADA.
Communications protocols & networks (TCP/IP, MODBUS, Profibus, RS232).
Trbonet / Windows Server / SQL Server proficiency.
RF over Fibre experience, system design, and commissioning.
Duplexer, combiner & filter design & tuning.
Able to work to component level.
CCNA trained.
PASMA trained.
HNC Electrical/Electronics or equivalent experience.
Confined space trained.
CSCS/EUSR/SHEA trained holding a current card. 

Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Bonus
Hybrid
Full training and development
23 days Bank Holidays
Pension
Medical Cash Plan
Life Insurance
Discounted gym membership
Career development
Staff events/ incentives
Plus so much more………….

This vacancy is being handled by Aspire Recruitment. Please be aware we receive a high volume of applications and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. Should you apply for this role, we will process your data as detailed in our Privacy Policy and by applying for this opportunity I agree that Aspire Recruitment will keep me informed about potential employment opportunities regularly and that I can choose to opt out of receiving information at any time

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